Algeria has put forth a draft UN Security Council resolution that essentially orders Israel to 'immediately halt its military offensive' in Rafah.
Algeria has put forth a draft UN Security Council resolution that essentially orders Israel to "immediately halt its military offensive" in Rafah.The draft text at the UNSC also cites a ruling by the ICJ on May 24 that ordered Israel to immediately halt its military assault on Rafah. / Photo: Reuters
"The continued pattern of significant civilian harm resulting from incidents like Sunday's air strikes undermines Israel's strategic goals in Gaza," deputy US Ambassador to the UN Robert Wood told the 15-member council on Wednesday. Algeria on Tuesday put forward a draft UN Security Council resolution that essentially orders Israel to"immediately halt its military offensive" in Rafah. On Wednesday, Wood told reporters that Washington was reviewing it, but UN action was unlikely to be helpful or change the situation on the ground.
Wood said the ruling echoed the US position that Israel must avoid a major military operation in Rafah that would put huge numbers of civilians at risk. The US said on Tuesday that Israel's actions in Rafah did not amount to a major ground invasion that could change US policy toward Israel.
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