On December 8, local time, Mahmoud Abbas issued a statement calling for the convening of an international peace conference to end the conflict in the Gaza Strip. Abbas said there was a need to "reach a permanent solution and establish an independent Palestinian state."
At the same time, on the afternoon of the 8th,The United Nations Security Council's vote on a draft resolution on the Palestinian-Israeli situation was vetoed by the United States and was not adopted.
It was rejected by the United States
The draft resolution on the Palestinian-Israeli situation was not adopted by the Security Council
On the afternoon of the 8th local time, the United Nations Security Council voted and failed to adopt the draft resolution submitted by the UAE calling for the immediate implementation of a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Of the 15 members of the Council, 13 voted in favour, the United Kingdom abstained one and the United States voted against. Since the United States is a permanent member of the Security Council and has the right of veto, the resolution could not be adopted. At the Security Council's open meeting on the Palestinian-Israeli situation that morning, Wood, deputy permanent representative of the United States to the United Nations, said thatThe United States "does not support" the current ceasefire.
The draft resolution is briefDemand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, compliance with obligations under international law, inter alia, and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages and guaranteed humanitarian access.
The Chinese side expresses its great disappointment and regret
On the 8th local time, after the United States vetoed the draft resolution of the Security Council submitted by the United Arab Emirates, Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, said that nearly 100 countries participated in the draft, and China also participated in the joint proposal. The Chinese side expresses its great disappointment and regret that this draft was vetoed by the United States.
China urges Israel to heed the call of the international community and stop the collective punishment of the people in Gaza. China supports further diplomatic mediation to facilitate the early release of all detainees. China calls on all parties concerned to focus all their efforts on the common goal of quelling the fighting in Gaza, so as to give the Palestinian people hope for survival and peace for the Middle East region.
Members of the Hamas Politburo:
The United States vetoed the draft resolution on the Palestinian-Israeli situation
is "immoral and inhumane".
On the evening of the 8th local time, Izzat Rishk, a member of the Politburo of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), issued a statement sayingHamas strongly condemns the United States' veto of the UN Security Council's demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza StripConsiders the actions of the United States to be "immoral and inhumane."
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Israeli forces continue ground operations
Palestinian militants exchanged fire with Israeli troops
The Israel Defense Forces said on the 8th that Israeli ground forces continued to advance in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on the same day. The Israeli army said that in the course of the operation,Dozens of armed men were killed in an exchange of fire between Israeli forces and Hamas militants.
According to a Palestinian TV report on the evening of the 8th, the Israeli army also carried out air strikes on the Nussellat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip and near Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip and the Jebaliyah area on the same day, resulting in dozens of deaths. In addition, Israeli maritime forces have struck Hamas infrastructure in the Gaza Strip from the sea.
Rockets have been fired in many parts of Israel
On the 8th, Palestinian armed groups fired rockets at many places in Israel. The center of Tel Aviv, Israel, was hit by 6 rockets, 5 rockets were intercepted and 1 fell into an open area. In addition, northern and central Israel was hit by rockets fired from the Gaza Strip.
More than 17,490 people have died in the Gaza Strip
On the evening of the 8th local time, the Hamas** office issued a statement saying that since the outbreak of a new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict on October 7More than 17,490 people have died in the Gaza StripThis includes about 7,870 children and 6,121 women. Another 43,616 people were injured and nearly 7,600 are missing.
Displacement Lack of supplies
Gazans face an existential crisis
As the Israeli military expanded its military operations in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, the number of local casualties surged, while a large number of local people had to move further south to the Rafah area. The rapid increase in population has made life even more difficult for people who already lack access to supplies.
Massively displaced Palestinians have moved to what Israel calls a "safe zone" in Rafah and the Mediterranean town of Mawasi. However, when they arrived in Mahawasi, they found that they were crammed into makeshift tents, living in filthy conditions and lacking basic necessities.
Officer-in-Charge of Gaza of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Relief and Works in the Near East:
Social order in the Gaza Strip is collapsing
On the 8th local time, Thomas White, director of Gaza affairs of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, said through social **, "The social order in Gaza is collapsing, and the streets feel chaotic, especially after dark." A number of vehicles carrying aid were looted and stones were thrown at United Nations vehicles. UNRWA will do everything in its power to provide its limited services".
According to Agence France-Presse 8**, the latest statistics from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs show that only 14 hospitals in the entire Gaza Strip are still barely operating.
**: CCTV News