Overview

• The draft won 14 votes and called for an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, unrestricted humanitarian access and the immediate unconditional release of hostages.
• U.S. deputy envoy Morgan Ortagus said the text failed to reflect conditions on the ground, cited claimed increases in aid deliveries and criticized its lack of a Hamas condemnation.
• Elected Council members advanced the resolution after the U.N.’s August 22 famine declaration, saying they sought to signal support for civilians facing hunger and despair.
• Israel’s U.N. ambassador Danny Danon said such resolutions will not free hostages or improve security and vowed that Israel will continue fighting Hamas.
• The famine declaration relied on an IPC assessment that assigned responsibility to Israel, which Israel disputes, and a separate U.N.-mandated inquiry this week accused Israel of committing genocide.