“We received very late amendments from a member-state, but we have to consider them,” said Kuwait’s Ambassador Mansour al-Otaibi, who presented the draft resolution. He specified that the amendments were from the United States.
Ambassador Al-Otaibi had earlier told reporters that the vote was scheduled for 6:00 pm (2200 GMT). Kuwait represents Arab countries at the council.
But diplomats had said that the measure was expected to be vetoed by the United States.
Kuwait presented the draft two weeks ago, initially calling for an international protection mission for the Palestinians as protests turned violent on the Israeli-Gaza border.
The final version however urges “the consideration of measures to guarantee the safety and protection" of Palestinian civilians and requests that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres present a report on a possible "international protection mechanism.”
[alarabiya.net]
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The United States are set to veto the Kuwait-sponsored draft UN Security Council resolution on international protection to Palestinians, living on Israeli-occupied territories and in the Gaza Strip, US Permanent Representative to the UN Nikki Haley said.
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The ambassador added that the text of the resolution makes "not one single mention of Hamas," which her country accuses of being "chiefly responsible for the recent violence in Gaza."
"Those who choose to vote in favor of this resolution will clarify their own lack of fitness to take part in any credible negotiations between the two parties," she added.
TASS