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Middle East - June 10, 2024

Middle East - June 10, 2024

Jun 11, 2024

Astonishingly, the United Nations Security Council actually managed to pass a resolution. All countries voted in favor except for Russia, which abstained. The resolution calls on Hamas to accept the ceasefiee proposal put forth by Biden, and requests that both Israel and Hamas abide by the terms of the proposal. Notably, the resolution also explicitly rejected any changes in the territory of Gaza, ruling out Israel's push to establish a buffer zone within Gaza. It also called for Gaza to be restored to rule by the Palestinian Authority, which is based in the West Bank. Russia explained their abstention by stating that they were seeking clarity on whether or not Israel actually supported the deal (something that Netanyahu's administration has waffled on). They cited Israeli statements that the war would continue until Hamas was defeated completely militarily, something which the deal would likely prevent from happening. Russia expressed reservations about signing onto a deal when Israel's commitment, and overall positions, were unclear.

Meanwhile, the American pier has run into further issues. Aid has briefly been suspended once again, though there are two explanations this time. The explanation by the United Nations is that aid is on hold while they conduct a brief security investigation, after Israeli strikes hit UN warehouses and personnel recently. The American explanation is poor weather again making delivery challenging (this is despite the United States days ago stating that they were not making changes to the pier because they weren't expecting severe weather in the future). Regardless, aid is expected to start soon. However, am interesting statement (and quite probably poorly worded) from the United States has, very, very loosely implied that American boots may be on the beach to help offload aid from the pier so that it can be distributed more rapidly once the United Nations gives the go ahead and once the weather has cleared for further deliveries.

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