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[3] A verbal amendment introduced by Russia reinserting the word "permanent" to qualify the ceasefire in the resolution's first operative paragraph received 3 votes in favour (Algeria, China, Russia), 11 abstentions and 1 against (United States) and therefore failed to pass due to an insufficient number of members voting in favour of the amendment.
A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas was also reached on 17 January 2025. The agreement was confirmed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office shortly after midnight on 18 January local time. [20] It was set to go into effect 19 January 2025. [20] On 19 January, the ceasefire was set to go into effect at 8:30 A.M. local time.
“If Hamas just handed over the elderly, the women, and the wounded, tomorrow, there would be a six-week ceasefire,” Sullivan said. Why did the U.S. veto previous U.N. ceasefire resolutions?
On 4 March, US vice president Kamala Harris called for "an immediate ceasefire for at least the next six weeks" because of "the immense scale of suffering in Gaza". She said Israel must let more aid into Gaza and called on Hamas to accept a ceasefire deal involving the release of hostages. [ 79 ]
Artists4Ceasefire is a collective of actors, filmmakers, and other artists calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire during the Israel–Hamas war in Gaza, the delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians, and the release of all hostages. [1] [2] [3] The collective was started on October 20, 2023, two weeks after the October 7 attacks. [4]
A ceasefire can be temporary with an intended end date or may be intended to last indefinitely. A ceasefire is distinct from an armistice in that the armistice is a formal end to a war whereas a ceasefire may be a temporary stoppage. [5] The immediate goal of a ceasefire is to stop violence but the underlying purposes of ceasefires vary.
Doctors Without Borders said that united states veto "stands in sharp contrast to the values it professes to uphold," and that the US was providing "diplomatic cover for the ongoing atrocities in Gaza." [90] Human Rights Watch said that the veto and the military support "risks complicity in war crimes". [87]
Israel has refused calls for de-escalation, such as a 21-day ceasefire plan presented by France and the US, with Benjamin Netanyahu saying the strikes will continue "with full force" until the new war aim of returning residents of Israel to the north is met. [2] 23 September: Israel conducted mass airstrikes, a major escalation of the conflict ...