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1. Benjamin Balder Bach (benjaoming@social.data.coop)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jul-2024 22:35:50 JST Benjamin Balder Bach

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   Antonio Guterres made another appearance: This time at the border crossing at Rafah (Egypt).

   Even if the speech was improvised, the fact that he addressed the whole world right at the Rafah crossing is really saying for how horrific the situation is.

   A prison of 2 million people detained without food, water, medicine, fuel and electricity.

   Look at the truck lines that are supposed to get in 😢

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbwEHoJPv7E

   • Benjamin Balder Bach (benjaoming@social.data.coop)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jul-2024 22:35:59 JST Benjamin Balder Bach

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     The US has vetoed the UN Security Council's text on ceasefire.

     12 of 15 members voted in favour of the Brazilian text, one (US) voted against, and two (Russia, and the United Kingdom) abstained.

     (...)

     > China's U.N. Ambassador Zhang Jun accused the United States of leading council members to believe the resolution could be adopted after it did not express opposition during negotiations. He described the vote as "nothing short of unbelievable."

     https://www.reuters.com/world/us-vetoes-un-security-council-action-israel-gaza-2023-10-18/

   • Benjamin Balder Bach (benjaoming@social.data.coop)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jul-2024 22:36:07 JST Benjamin Balder Bach

     The UN Security Council vote on ceasefire has been postponed *again*. The Brazilian text was supposed to have been resolved Monday but is now delayed until later today (Wednesday).

     The US doesn't want to vote until Biden has concluded his visit in Israel:

     > It was unclear if the United States, a veto-power who traditionally shields its ally Israel from any Security Council action, would allow the resolution to pass.

     https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-security-council-vote-wednesday-israel-gaza-conflict-2023-10-17/