UN security council backs resolution on large-scale aid to Gaza but not ceasefire
by Emma Graham-Harrison and Julian Borger in Washingt from World news | The Guardian on (#6HBBH)
US opposes making demand for suspension of hostilities, lack of which International Rescue Committee calls unjustifiable'
The UN security council has voted for a resolution calling for large-scale delivery of aid to Gaza in an effort to contain the imminent threat of famine and deadly epidemics.
The resolution did not however demand a suspension of hostilities, which was opposed by the US, which also insisted on removing a clause giving the UN exclusive control of humanitarian deliveries.
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