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Israel calls UN resolution "unnecessary" and thanks US for its efforts
From CNN's Alex Marquardt
Israel is "grateful" to the United States for its efforts to "address the most problematic elements" in the United Nations Security Council resolution that was adopted Friday, an Israeli official told CNN.
"They really worked hard, and we really appreciate their efforts," the official added.
The resolution that was passed calls for the “urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors throughout the Gaza Strip for a sufficient number of days to enable full, rapid, safe, and unhindered humanitarian access.”
The US abstained from voting, allowing it to pass. Russia also abstained.
More context: It comes as Israel’s relations with the UN have
sunk to a historic low. Israel has long felt the UN is biased against it. Multiple Israeli officials have publicly called for his resignation of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who has repeatedly condemned Hamas’ October 7 attack, including in the letter in which he invoked Article 99 to raise the Security Council’s attention to the situation in Gaza.