{"id":9404,"date":"2024-03-25T14:53:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T14:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/25\/un-security-council-passes-resolution-demanding-gaza-ceasefire\/"},"modified":"2024-03-25T14:53:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T14:53:36","slug":"un-security-council-passes-resolution-demanding-gaza-ceasefire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/25\/un-security-council-passes-resolution-demanding-gaza-ceasefire\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Security Council passes resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/03\/70x70\/skynews-un-united-nations-security-council_6500551.jpg?20240325144946&amp;fit=70,70&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"UN Security Council passes resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire\" title=\"UN Security Council passes resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-component-name=\"sdc-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution that demands a ceasefire in Gaza for the rest of Ramadan.<\/p>\n<p>The Muslim holy month began on 10 March and is set to finish on 9 April &#8211; meaning the council is calling for a two-week ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution, put forward by the 10 elected council members, is backed by Russia and China and the 22-nation Arab Group at the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>Before the vote, local media reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to cancel a planned visit to Washington with a delegation if the US did not veto the proposal.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Russia and China <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/blinken-says-rafah-offensive-risks-further-isolating-israel-as-un-rejects-ceasefire-resolution-13099718\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vetoed a US-sponsored resolution<\/a><\/strong> that would have supported &#8220;an immediate and sustained ceasefire&#8221; in the Israeli-Hamas conflict.<\/p>\n<p>That resolution marked the first time the US has backed a resolution containing the word &#8220;ceasefire&#8221; during the war in Gaza, reflecting a toughening of the Biden administration&#8217;s stance toward Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s vote came as the UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres says there is a &#8220;growing consensus&#8221; that an Israeli ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah would be a &#8220;catastrophic humanitarian disaster&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/download-app\" target=\"blank\" data-tracking-label=\"ui-app-promo-download-link\" class=\"ui-app-promo sdc-article-widget\" data-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"ui-app-promo\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Please refresh the page for the fullest version.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You can receive breaking news alerts on a smartphone or tablet via the <a href=\"https:\/\/qrcode.skynews.com\/skynews\/appdownload\"><strong>Sky News app<\/strong><\/a>. 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