ALBAWABA - In a letter to the members of the UN General Assembly, body president Dennis Francis announced that the assembly will be meeting on Thursday to discuss the latest updates on "conflict triggered by the attack by Hamas militants on Israel".
Last week, the UN Security Council was presented with a Russian draft resolution calling for a "humanitarian pause", which was largely opposed.
Only five of the 15 member states had supported the text, which condemned all violence against civilians and all terrorist acts but did not name Hamas, an unacceptable omission to the United States, the United Kingdom, and France, Arab News reported.
Later on, Brazil presented a draft resolution which was vetoed by the United States as the text of the draft did not mention Israel’s right to defend itself.
Twelve of the fifteen members of the Security Council voted in support of the resolution, which also condemned the "heinous terrorist attacks by Hamas," while Russia and the United Kingdom abstained.
The United States was the only nation to vote against the resolution, but as one of the body's five permanent members, its vote was considered a veto.
The Security Council is scheduled to meet on Tuesday to go over the issue before the General Assembly meets on Thursday.
In a statement published in the Jerusalem Post Newspaper earlier today, Hamas said it was "a disgrace for the countries that turn a blind eye or joined the occupation in its aggression and genocide committed against our people and unarmed civilians".
Since the beginning of the aggression on Gaza, the besieged strip has been under brutal Israeli bombardment for 18 days, as Israeli authorities imposed a total blockade on the area, forbidding the entry of all humanitarian and medical aid.
