...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about
oppressionand
disproportionate response...
to Tuesday, diplomatic sources say.
The United Arab Emirates, which introduced the latest text, requested that the vote on Monday be postponed so that complex negotiations could proceed. The vote is now expected to be rescheduled for Tuesday.
The draft called for an "urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities" in Gaza to allow "safe and unhindered humanitarian access" in the besieged Paleostinian territory.
The delay suggests that UN diplomats have not yet found common ground to reach a consensus on the vote.
Given the international support in the General Assembly for the Gaza ceasefire last Tuesday, the Arab countries prepared the Security Council resolution though its fate remains uncertain.
AFP reports that the draft affirms support for a two-state solution in the region and "stresses the importance of unifying the Gaza Strip with the West Bank under the Paleostinian Authority."
While the draft does not mention Hamas
...the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,..., it demands the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages and condemns "violence and hostilities against civilians, as well as acts of terrorism."
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