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Background on Malta's UN resolution
15 November 2023 21:01 GMT
Further background on Wednesday's UN Security Council resolution vote which led to Malta's resolution passing:
- Twelve countries voted for the motion, which called for 'extended humanitarian pauses' in Gaza.
- Three nations abstained on the resolution, including Russia, the United States and the United Kingdom.
- The council's stalemate centred on whether to call for a humanitarian pause or a ceasefire. A pause is considered less formal and shorter than a ceasefire, which the warring parties must agree on.
- Malta's resolution does not condemn Hamas - a point of contention for Israel's allies, the United States and Britain.
- Wednesday's meeting is the fifth time the council attempted to take action since Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October, killing 1,200 people and taking over 200 people hostage.
- It was the fifth Security Council attempt to take action since Hamas fighters attacked Israel and the war began. Over 11,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's bombing campaign