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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-un-resolution.html
UN Security Council Passes Resolution on Gaza Aid but Does Not Call for Suspension of Hostilities
(New York Times) Farnaz Fassihi - The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution to allow more aid for civilians in Gaza, after nearly a week of intense diplomatic wrangling to prevent the U.S. from vetoing the measure. The resolution stopped short of past attempts to impose a ceasefire. The vote was 13 to 0, with the U.S. and Russia abstaining. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said she was deeply disappointed that the resolution did not condemn Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel. Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan thanked President Biden for "standing on Israel's side" throughout the negotiations and "maintaining defined red lines." "The resolution maintains Israel's security authority to monitor and inspect aid entering Gaza," Erdan said, adding, "The UN's focus only on the aid mechanisms for Gaza is unnecessary and disconnected from reality - Israel, in any case, allows the entry of aid on any necessary scale."