The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahuthanked this Saturday the president of the United States, Joe Bidenhis country’s position in the UN Security Council, which issued a resolution to promote the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza that does not call for a ceasefire in the war against Hamas.
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Netanyahu He contacted the American president and “expressed his gratitude for the position of USA in the Security Council” of the UN, the prime minister’s office said in a statement.
“He also made it clear that Israel will continue the war until all its objectives are met,” that is, the destruction of Hamas and the rescue of all the hostages still held captive in the Strip by the Islamist group, he added.
According to a statement from the White House, Biden “emphasized the need to protect” Gaza’s civilian population and humanitarian workers and facilitate their departure from combat areas.
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Both leaders also addressed the negotiations to achieve the release of the hostages who remain kidnapped by Hamas and agreed to maintain periodic consultations.
Asked by the press as he left the White House heading to the Camp David residence, where he will spend Christmas, Biden confirmed that he did not ask Netanyahu for a ceasefire during their call.
The UN Security Council approved a resolution on Friday to boost the sending of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Stripafter a week of intense negotiations.
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The initiative, presented by the United Arab Emirates, had to be rewritten several times due to the objections of the United States, which has veto power in the organization and which finally abstained, as did Russia.
The text asks the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, to appoint a special coordinator to monitor and verify the sending of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave.
Hamaswhich de facto controls the Gaza Strip, considered the resolution “insufficient” for not calling for a definitive ceasefire.
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“The US Administration has worked hard to empty this resolution of its essence and issue it in this weak formula, which allows the fascist occupation to complete the mission of destruction, slaughter and terrorism in the Gaza Stripdefying the will of the international community,” he added.
The United States has already twice vetoed UN resolutions calling for a ceasefire in Loop.
After the outbreak of war between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas On October 7, the Strip – where there are already more than 20,200 deaths – is experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis due to the shortage of drinking water, food, medicine, electricity and fuel, in addition to the collapse of hospitals and the outbreak of epidemics in full winter.
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Although Israel allows the entry of trucks with humanitarian aid, it happens in dribs and drabs and in insufficient quantities for the 1.9 million displaced people – almost the entire population in the Strip – as the Israeli authorities delay in thoroughly reviewing each truck before it enters the enclave.
Israel declared war on Hamas after a brutal attack by the Islamist group on Israeli soil that caused more than 1,200 deaths and 250 kidnapped.
The fighting only stopped during the seven days of a truce in November brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the United States that allowed the release of 105 hostages in exchange for 240 Palestinians imprisoned in Israeli jails.
