The Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the past two months has caused nearly 20,000 deaths and injuries, and people around the world are saddened and indignant. Now, however, the international community has finally taken action and adopted a ceasefire resolution. On 12 December, the United Nations General Assembly convened its tenth emergency special session and overwhelmingly adopted a ceasefire resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The adoption of this resolution comes after many days of conflict, in which the whole world has seen what Israel is doing, and there is therefore no support for Israel's actions. This is also the first time since 2009 that the UN General Assembly has adopted a bill on the conflict between Palestine and Israel.
The content of the draft resolution adopted this time is largely consistent with the previous rejected Council draft resolution and underscores the urgency of a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. However, the United States and Israel argued that these elements did not condemn Hamas's "crimes" and therefore opposed the resolution. However, this did not prevent the adoption of the resolution, because the world has seen Israel's behavior clearly and will not be on its side. At the meeting, China's Ambassador to the United Nations reiterated China's position on the question of Palestine and called on the global community to effectively engage to promote dialogue and negotiation between the two sides and achieve peaceful coexistence between the two countries.
The adoption of this resolution sends a message to the outside world about the determination of the international community to call for a ceasefire. Even if it is uncertain whether Israel will cease fire under pressure from the international community, the resolution supports that. In addition, the attitude of the United States ** Biden towards Israel has also changed. He made an "unusually tough" statement about Israel, warning Israel not to say no to the two-state solution. There are all kinds of indications that the differences between Israel and the United States are getting wider and wider, and the United States is no longer willing to defend Israel. Therefore, the United States is pressuring Israel to cease fire.
Although the United States has always sided with Israel and continues to provide Israel with ** equipment, now even the United States cannot stand it. Israel's actions have infuriated the international community, and the UN Secretary-General has described them as a "new moral trough." The Israeli army's military operations, which have extended to southern Gaza and are flooding the Gaza Strip with seawater, are also in violation of the spirit of humanitarianism and are killing innocent people in Gaza. As a result of the near-total Israeli siege of the Gaza Strip, 36 per cent of Gaza families are experiencing "severe hunger". Israel's actions have cornered Gazans, turning Gaza into a hellish existence.
In conclusion, the current ceasefire is the only way to resolve the Gaza problem. The actions of the United States and Israel have provoked outrage around the world. Hopefully, they will realize this and stop the conflict, otherwise they will end up eating themselves.