the palestinian ambassador to the u n, called it a step in the right direction but reiterated calls for an immediate ceasefire saying that 2 point 3 million palestinians have been fighting for their lives and facing death. meanwhile: israel s ambassador to the un criticised the resolution and said that the un should have focused on the humanitarian crisis of the hostages. gilad erdan also thanked the us for its support of israel. for more on the day s events, our correspondent there, john sudworth sent this update from washington. the united states explained that while they re happy that this was stepping up humanitarian aid, they were happy that the council did not include the condemnation of a mosque towards the october seven attacks and said that is what led them to eventually abstain and it is worth noting that the draught was humanitarian in nature and those in the council discussed must be a kind of all parties if one is named and ultimately, the united states, he di
of the decision for response to the dire situation on the ground. palestinian ambassador called it a step in the right direction but calls for an immediate cease fire sitting to two point million palestinians have been fighting for their lives and facing death. israel s and bass criticised and seen the us should have focused on humanitarian crisis of the hostages. and we think the us at our correspondent send this update. after a long drawn out diplomacy, the draughting and redrafting finally the moment of truth and wide show support for the security council members was no surprise. responding to the cause for a sustainable station of hostility and humanitarian aid. not in the world that we want. always not in the world that we want. always run the us and russia and in the end, the both abstained and it was not a veto and so, the resolution passed. on the ground its immediate practical implications were limited. the us did much to tone down the language motivated by what se
the palestinian ambassador to the un, called it a step in the right direction but reiterated calls for an immediate ceasefire saying that 2.3 million palestinians have been fighting for their lives and facing death. meanwhile, israel s ambassador to the un criticised the resolution and said that the un should have focused on the humanitarian crisis of the hostages. russia s ambassador to the un criticised the us for not doing more to restrain israeli operations in gaza. this comes amid complaints that the resolution is watered down. us ambassador to the un linda thomas greenfield said the us abstained because the council did not condemn hamas october seventh attack on israel. here s what she said after the vote. it took many days and many, many long nights of negotiating to get this right. but, today, this council provided a glimmer of hope amongst a sea of unimaginable suffering. today, this council called for urgent steps to immediately allow safe, unhindered and expan
in the right direction but reiterated calls for an immediate ceasefire, saying: meanwhile, israel s ambassador to the un criticised the resolution and said: russia s ambassador to the un criticised the us for not doing more to restrain israeli operations in gaza. this comes amid complaints that the resolution is watered down. us ambassador to the un linda thomas greenfield said the us abstained because the council did not condemn hamas october seventh attack on israel. here s what she said after the vote. it took many days and many, many long nights of negotiating to get this right but today, this council provided a glimmer of hope amongst a sea of unimaginable suffering. today, this council called for urgent steps to immediately allow safe, unhindered and expanded humanitarian access and to create the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities. for more on the negotiations that led to this deal, my colleague carl nasman spoke tojose de la gasca, the ecuadorean am