UNSC passes resolution calling for immediate Gaza ceasefire 

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has passed the resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.

The United States abstained from the vote but the remaining 14 council members voted for the resolution on Monday.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says today’s resolution must be implemented to secure a ceasefire and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. 

“Failure would be unforgivable,” he says on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. 

Speaking after the vote, US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield blamed Hamas for the delay in passing a ceasefire resolution.

 “We did not agree with everything with the resolution,” which she says is the reason why the US abstained.

“Certain key edits were ignored, including our request to add a condemnation of Hamas,” Thomas-Greenfield said. She stressed that the release of captives will lead to the increase in humanitarian aid in the besieged coastal enclave.

In a statement following the vote, the White House said the final resolution did not have language the US deems essential, and the vote does not represent a shift in policy.