"The Security Council just approved a long-awaited resolution on Gaza, demanding an immediate ceasefire and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. This resolution must be implemented. Failure would be unforgivable," Guterres wrote on X.
In response to the resolution's passage, Israel canceled the scheduled visit of a delegation to Washington, D.C. The delegation was supposed to be made up of National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi and Minister of Strategic Affairs and former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer, who is also a close adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The delegation was meant to discuss a planned military offensive into the southern Gazan city of Rafah, where more than 1.4 million Palestinians are now sheltered seeking refuge from the violence. The Israeli national security delegation was also supposed to hear U.S. alternatives to the planned offensive.
Furthermore, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz publicly declared that the country will be ignoring the UNSC resolution. "The State of Israel will not cease fire," Katz said. "We will destroy Hamas and continue to fight until the last of the hostages returns home."
Secretary of State Antony Blinken echoed the statement and believed the final copy of the resolution aligned with U.S. policy. However, Blinken also noted that it does not condemn Hamas' action during the Oct. 7 attack.
"Because the final text does not have key language we view as essential, notably a condemnation of Hamas, we could not support it. This failure to condemn Hamas is particularly difficult to understand coming days after the world once again witnessed the horrific acts terrorist groups commit," Blinken said.
Meanwhile, another source claims that the U.S. originally planned to veto the Security Council resolution, but due to intensive diplomatic efforts, the Biden administration was forced to abstain.
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