UN headquarters UN Security Council passes resolution demanding ‘an immediate ceasefire’
By UN Journal Lee Kap-soo The UN Security Council on Monday passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan, the immediate and unconditional release of hostages and "the urgent need to expand the flow" of aid into Gaza, the UN News reported. There were 14 votes in favour with the United States abstaining. This was the Council’s first explicit call for an immediate ceasefire since Israel began a military offensive in the Gaza Strip following last October’s brutal attack by Hamas and other Palestinian groups against settlements in southern Israel, in which over 1,20