Unsurprisingly, the USA and Israel voted against a ceasefire again in today's UNGA Ceasefire resolution.
Other countries that haven't seen enough civilians die yet:
Against: Austria, Czechia, Guatemala, Israel, Liberia, Micronesia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, United States
Abstain: Argentina, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Netherlands, Palau, Panama, Romania, Slovakia, South Sudan, Togo, Tonga, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay
Canada is finally supporting a ceasefire, better late than never I guess
Canada says it supports a ceasefire in Gaza, parting ways with US policy
In an apparent change from previous policy statements, Canada announced Tuesday that it would back a non-binding UN resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a joint statement with the leaders of Australia and New Zealand earlier Tuesday saying they wanted to see a pause resumed “and support urgent international efforts towards a sustainable ceasefire.
Meanwhile Israel has started pumping seawater into the tunnel systems despite warnings of destabilizing buildings, poisoning ground water with salt water and likely worsening the broken down sewage situation.
(Of course CNN only mentions the hostages: The Israelis are still unsure of whether it will work, the official said, but they assured the US that they are being careful to only test it in tunnels where they do not believe hostages are being held)
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-begins-pumping-seawater-into-hamas-tunnels-gaza-wsj-2023-12-12/
WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The Israeli military has begun pumping seawater into Hamas' tunnel complex in Gaza, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday citing unnamed U.S. officials, adding that the process would likely take weeks.
Some Biden administration officials have said the process could help destroy the tunnels, where Israel believes the militant group is hiding hostages, fighters and munitions, the Journal reported. Other officials have expressed concerns the seawater would endanger Gaza's fresh water supply, the newspaper reported.
Add it to the list of war crimes, all designed to make Gaza uninhabitable.
CNN / Western media are such pussies
From CNN's Hamdi Alkhshali
Hamas welcomed the United Nations General Assembly' demand for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Izzat Al-Rishq, a member of the Hamas Political Bureau, urged the international community to sustain pressure on what he called the occupying forces and called for compliance with the UN decision.
In a short statement, he also condemned the "war of genocide and ethnic cleansing" against the Palestinian people.
On Tuesday, the General Assembly voted to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza with a majority of 153 nations voting in favor.
The brief resolution called for a ceasefire, for all parties to comply with international law, and for humanitarian access to hostages as well as their “immediate and unconditional” release.
Baby steps, at least CNN is finally mentioning occupying forces even though distancing themselves in the same sentence. As Biden has said, only a shift in public opinion will put the brakes on so that now makes US' news outlets complicit in further ongoing war crimes.
I wonder what CNN calls this revenge rampage from the occupier, 'special military operation' in the name of self-defense?
It's Russian invasion of Ukraine, while this is just called Israel-Hamas war. Looks like an invasion to me, provoked by Hamas, but an invasion nonetheless.
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