The United States and #Russia presented two separate resolutions in the #UN Security Council on the war in #Gaza in which they first condemned the actions carried out by #Hamas.

The #US resolution obtained the double veto of Russia and #China, among other reasons, by not requesting an immediate and lasting humanitarian #ceasefire, while the Russian resolution, which did not recognize the right to self-defense of States, did not achieve the necessary votes.

The American document reaffirmed “the inherent right of all States to individual and collective self-defense,” although taking into account “international law.” It also called for “humanitarian pauses,” to allow full, rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access.

The Russian resolution called for “an immediate, lasting and fully respected humanitarian ceasefire.”
This resolution also “unequivocally condemned the indiscriminate attacks against civilians and civilian objects in the Gaza Strip that resulted in civilian casualties,” including “the atrocious attack on Al-Ahli #Hospital on October 17” and the perpetrated “against the Orthodox #Church of Saint Porphyry” on October 19.
#Moscow also condemned the siege of the Strip imposed by Israel.

“the inherent right of all States to individual and collective self-defense,”

What a joke. Like if Iran, Lebanon and Syria have such rights!

#SaveGaza #StopIsrael #Politics #PeaceNow #StopTheWar #CeasefireNow