Russia and China vetoed a U.S.-authored resolution in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on March 22 on the situation in Gaza. The text “determines the imperative for an immediate and susta…
The text “determines the imperative for an immediate and sustained ceasefire,” stopping short of an explicit call for a halt to Israel’s six-month-long attack on besieged Gaza that has killed almost 32,000 Palestinians.
A ceasefire proposal that doesn't demand a ceasefire... just "determines the imperative" for a ceasefire.
Absent an explicit call for a ceasefire, the text presented by the U.S. mentioned allowing for the delivery of essential humanitarian assistance, “alleviate humanitarian suffering and towards that end unequivocally supports ongoing international diplomatic efforts to secure such a cease-fire in connection [emphasis added] with the release of all remaining hostages,” according to a draft circulated in the news media on Thursday.
No call to stop the Israeli occupation forces military onslaught against civilians. But a statement of, "We're cool sending band-aids and bottled water... Oh... and yeah... somebody totally should figure out the whole cease fire thing." Also... the statement only notes the Hamas held captives and not the Israeli held captives.
For the TLDR crowd...
A ceasefire proposal that doesn't demand a ceasefire... just "determines the imperative" for a ceasefire.
No call to stop the Israeli occupation forces military onslaught against civilians. But a statement of, "We're cool sending band-aids and bottled water... Oh... and yeah... somebody totally should figure out the whole cease fire thing." Also... the statement only notes the Hamas held captives and not the Israeli held captives.