Amendment put forward by canada that corrects these glaring omissions. It is straightforward and an object of old. It calls on us to condemn hamas s terrorist attacks on october seven, and it calls for the immediate and unconditional release of hostages. It should be easy. This is the bare minimum that we would hope to see in this resolution. We urge all Member States to vote yes on this amendment. The General Assembly most send a clear message to the world that we stand against all acts of terror, and that we stand with all those who are being held hostage. We believe the un Security Council, a body charged with maintaining International Peace and security, must send this same message. And that is why this week we put forward a Security Council resolution that garnered the support of the majority of the council. In drafting this text, we solicited input from all council members, including russia and china, and the product of our consultations was a balanced and strong resolution. That