GAZA: Palestinian resistance group Hamas has slammed the US veto at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) terming the act as inhuman and unethical, Arab media reported on Friday.
Izzat al-Risheq, a member of the group’s political bureau while reacting on the development said the US obstruction to the ceasefire resolution is a direct participation with the occupation forces in killing of Palestinian people and committing more massacres and ethnic cleansing.
Meanwhile, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called for an immediate end to the ongoing war in Gaza and a global peace conference to work out a permanent political settlement leading to the establishment of a Palestinian state.
Israel’s relentless bombardment has killed more than 17,000 Palestinians, including children and women, according to health authorities in the Hamas-run territory.
During a seven-day ceasefire that expired on December 1, Hamas released 105 captives, including 80 in exchange for 240 Palestinian prisoners.
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that public order would completely break down soon because of the desperate conditions in Gaza, with irreversible implications for Palestinians as a whole.
The UN rights chief, Volker Turk has also warned of utter, deepening horror for Gazans, who are being collectively punished.
The dire situation in Gaza is compounded by an Israeli blockade, severing the region from essential supplies such as fuel, electricity, and water. Aid deliveries to Gaza have reached to a minimum. Israel has been deliberately targeting medical facilities in Gaza.
