Conflict between Israel and Palestine: the United States and France clash at the UN and there are tensions

The conflict in the Middle East sparked a diplomatic confrontation at the United Nations between France and the United States., the first public tension between the two allies since Joe Biden was sworn in in January.

Despite guaranteed opposition from the United States, France proposed a draft resolution to the UN Security Council, which calls for an end to hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, and access for humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. France assumes that a UN resolution might actually increase the pressure on the parties to end the attacks, indic France 24.

The United States, which traditionally protects Israel at the UN, has repeatedly vetoed similar resolutions in recent days, saying it is instead looking for other ways to resolve the crisis. And today punctually, at the French insistence on the Council, the US mission clarified that “do not support actions that we believe undermine de-escalation efforts“Violence between Israel and Palestinian militants.

Meanwhile, attacks between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza continued into the tenth day. And although US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he expected a “significant de-escalation” today, Netanyahu only said that “I am determined to continue this operation until its success is achieved. Objective: to restore peace and security to you, the citizens of Israel. “The Times of Israel According to security officials, they don’t think the fighting will end until Friday.

The President of the Palestinian Autonomous Government, Mahmoud Abbas, said today that the Palestinian authorities “will never accept a substitute” for Jerusalem and that without it “there will be no peace, security, stability. or agree in the region or in the world. ” Meanwhile, Hamas leader Moussa Abu Marzouk told Lebanese television today that “I hope that a ceasefire will be reached in a day or two,” which “will be coordinated jointly.” .

He also said that this pact “is linked to the Gaza Strip and does not include places of confrontation in the West Bank and inside”.

So far, 219 Palestinians have been killed in hundreds of Israeli air and ground artillery attacks, while 12 Israelis have been killed in attacks by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) which launched more than 3,700 rockets from Gaza.