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UN Security Council Passes Ceasefire Resolution

21 points by jbegley 3y ago

jacknews 3y ago
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lioeters 3y ago
https://archive.is/3NSzZ https://archive.is/3NSzZ > a resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza for the month of Ramadan > The United States, after vetoing earlier resolutions, abstained. Here's more on the resolution from the horse's mouth. https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147931 https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147931
runarberg 3y ago
Here is a summary of the very short resolution as describe by the UN news page https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147931 https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147931: * The Council would demand “an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan respected by all parties leading to a permanent sustainable ceasefire” * It would also demand “the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, as well as ensuring humanitarian access to address their medical and other humanitarian needs” and “that the parties comply with their obligations under international law in relation to all persons they detain” * Other provisions would have the Council emphasize “the urgent need to expand the flow of humanitarian assistance to and reinforce the protection of civilians in the entire Gaza Strip. * In this regard, the draft would have the Council reiterate its demand for the lifting of all barriers to the provision of humanitarian assistance at scale, in line with international humanitarian law as well as resolutions 2712 (2023) and 2720 (2023). The resolution it self is up on the UN web page. However I’m having problems accessing it. https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/content/resolutions-adopted-security-council-2024 https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/content/resolutions-adopt...
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majikaja 3y ago
Jared won't be happy about this... those waterfront properties are still going to need land to be built on and the Gazans aren't going to evict themselves
saargrin 3y ago
as usual theres no enforcement mechanism if hamas refuse to release all hostages, what is supposed to happen?
- Reki 3y ago
  the genocide ends
  - saargrin 3y ago
    it never really started so you're ok with hostage taking , as long as hostages are jewish? i can see how you're a very moral being
  - saargrin 3y ago
    it never really started so you're ok with hostage taking , as long as hostages are jewish? i can see how you're a very moral being
- runarberg 3y ago
  This is a UN security council resolution. The enforcement mechanism is [kinda; see child] implied. The resolutions them selves hardly ever specify how enforcement works. It is assumed that they are obeyed, and then other member states will decide punitive measures when non-compliance is evident. This usually means sanctions, breaking of diplomatic ties, etc. and—in the case of Israel—probably arms embargo. > If hamas refuse to release all hostages, what is supposed to happen? That is not really the most important question right now. Hamas has shown compliance with previous hostage release plans. If there is a ceasefire, hostages will probably be released (at least the civilian ones). Now the resolution calls for all hostages to be released unconditionally. I don’t think anybody is under the illusion that Hamas will comply with that. Instead what most organizations are hoping for is hostage negotiations, where the military hostages will be released in exchange for Palestinians illegally detained in Israeli prisons. In any other context this would be called a prisoner swap. That said, the main issue is Israeli compliance, if there is no ceasefire, no hostages will be released. Not only is it against Hamas’s interest to release the hostages without a ceasefire, but it is also a logistical nightmare, and it puts the lives of the hostages in even further danger. This is what most states and organizations are worried about. And Israel is giving people ample justification for those worries.

21 points by jbegley 3y ago

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https://archive.is/3NSzZ https://archive.is/3NSzZ > a resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza for the month of Ramadan > The United States, after vetoing earlier resolutions, abstained. Here's more on the resolution from the horse's mouth. https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147931 https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147931

runarberg 3y ago

Here is a summary of the very short resolution as describe by the UN news page https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147931 https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147931: * The Council would demand “an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan respected by all parties leading to a permanent sustainable ceasefire” * It would also demand “the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, as well as ensuring humanitarian access to address their medical and other humanitarian needs” and “that the parties comply with their obligations under international law in relation to all persons they detain” * Other provisions would have the Council emphasize “the urgent need to expand the flow of humanitarian assistance to and reinforce the protection of civilians in the entire Gaza Strip. * In this regard, the draft would have the Council reiterate its demand for the lifting of all barriers to the provision of humanitarian assistance at scale, in line with international humanitarian law as well as resolutions 2712 (2023) and 2720 (2023). The resolution it self is up on the UN web page. However I’m having problems accessing it. https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/content/resolutions-adopted-security-council-2024 https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/content/resolutions-adopt...

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majikaja 3y ago

Jared won't be happy about this... those waterfront properties are still going to need land to be built on and the Gazans aren't going to evict themselves

saargrin 3y ago

as usual theres no enforcement mechanism if hamas refuse to release all hostages, what is supposed to happen?

Reki 3y ago
the genocide ends
- saargrin 3y ago
  it never really started so you're ok with hostage taking , as long as hostages are jewish? i can see how you're a very moral being
- saargrin 3y ago
  it never really started so you're ok with hostage taking , as long as hostages are jewish? i can see how you're a very moral being
runarberg 3y ago
This is a UN security council resolution. The enforcement mechanism is [kinda; see child] implied. The resolutions them selves hardly ever specify how enforcement works. It is assumed that they are obeyed, and then other member states will decide punitive measures when non-compliance is evident. This usually means sanctions, breaking of diplomatic ties, etc. and—in the case of Israel—probably arms embargo. > If hamas refuse to release all hostages, what is supposed to happen? That is not really the most important question right now. Hamas has shown compliance with previous hostage release plans. If there is a ceasefire, hostages will probably be released (at least the civilian ones). Now the resolution calls for all hostages to be released unconditionally. I don’t think anybody is under the illusion that Hamas will comply with that. Instead what most organizations are hoping for is hostage negotiations, where the military hostages will be released in exchange for Palestinians illegally detained in Israeli prisons. In any other context this would be called a prisoner swap. That said, the main issue is Israeli compliance, if there is no ceasefire, no hostages will be released. Not only is it against Hamas’s interest to release the hostages without a ceasefire, but it is also a logistical nightmare, and it puts the lives of the hostages in even further danger. This is what most states and organizations are worried about. And Israel is giving people ample justification for those worries.