[HIGHLIGHTS] Gaza: for the first time, the Security Council votes for an “immediate ceasefire”

After more than five months of war, the UN Security Council finally adopted a resolution on Monday demanding an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza. The resolution adopted to applause by 14 votes in favor, with one abstention, “demands an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan” “For five months, the Palestinian people have suffered terribly.

This bloodbath has continued for too long. It is our obligation to put an end to it. Finally, the Security Council is taking its responsibilities,” said Algerian Ambassador Amar Bendjama.