The United Nations’ Security Council (UNSC) met on Tuesday, 24 October, to discuss the war on Gaza, with various members urging for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. This marked the fourth time the 15 Council members have convened to discuss this agenda since the start of the crisis on 7 October. UN Secretary General António Guterres stressed that the situation in Gaza is “growing more dire by the hour,” calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to “ease epic suffering, make the delivery of aid easier and safer and facilitate the release of hostages,” he stated. Guterres also shed light on the plight Palestinians have been subjected to for over 56 years as a result of the suffocating occupation. He noted that although nothing could justify the deliberate killing and kidnapping of civilians, or the Hamas rocket launches against civilian targets, but he said it was important to recognize the attacks by Hamas, he explained that this “did not happen in a vacuum.” “The grievances of the Palestinian people cannot justify the appalling attacks by Hamas,” he said. “And those appalling attacks cannot justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian…
UN Security Council Members Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza, Fail to Gather Consensus
October 25, 2023
