UN security council delays Gaza vote again
The UN security council vote on a resolution calling for a new ceasefire in Gaza has been delayed once again. The vote has now been pushed to Wednesday.
We reported earlier that security council members were engaged in “intense negotiations” on Tuesday afternoon to try to get to a vote on a draft resolution.
The vote, initially scheduled for Monday afternoon, had been expected to take place in New York by early Tuesday afternoon, but diplomats said it was pushed back until later in the day at the request of the US, which vetoed the last one.
Under discussion is the language of the resolution sponsored by the United Arab Emirates. Its first draft called for an “urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities,” but on Tuesday new language circulated calling “for the urgent suspension of hostilities to allow safe and unhindered humanitarian access, and for urgent steps towards a sustainable cessation of hostilities”.
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Reuters reports that the Houthi militant group, which controls vast amounts of territory in Yemen after years of war, has since last month fired drones and missiles at international vessels sailing through the Red Sea, attacks it says are in response to Israel’s military offensive in Gaza.
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The Houthi attacks began to take a toll on global trade this week, disrupting a key trade route that links Europe and North America with Asia via the Suez Canal. The group has threatening to target all ships heading to Israel.
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Oil major BP paused all Red Sea transits, and a slew of top shipping firms including Maersk started diverting shipments normally made through Suez around the Cape of Good Hope on Africa’s southern tip, adding days to journey times and raising costs. The list of companies avoiding the Red Sea continued to grow on Tuesday.
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