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palestine was granted nonobservance permanent members status by the u.n. general assembly in 2012, but full membership needs the support of at least nine security council votes and no vetoes by the u.s., france, britain, russia, or china. today's draft resolution could have had the support of up to 13 councilmembers, but the u.s. has just used its veto. what's get to our correspondent at the united nations following this story for us. bring us up-to-date on what has been happening. correspondent: well, palestine already has what is called observer status here in the united nations. that allows it to attend meetings, but not to vote. what has been happening today is a result of a request from palestine itself. the security council has been considering his bid to grant full status. there has been a day of speeches by the various parties, not just the members of the security council, but other invited and interested parties. israel was there, palestine was there units observer status, but after a day of discussion, to be honest, what many people expected has
palestine was granted nonobservance permanent members status by the u.n. general assembly in 2012, but full membership needs the support of at least nine security council votes and no vetoes by the u.s., france, britain, russia, or china. today's draft resolution could have had the support of up to 13 councilmembers, but the u.s. has just used its veto. what's get to our correspondent at the united nations following this story for us. bring us up-to-date on what has been happening....
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the u.n. criticized what it called a disregard for humanitarian law. the british government summoned the israeli ambassador to the foreign office. prime minister rishi sunak posted on x that israel must explain how the tragic incident happened and take immediate steps to protect eight workers and facilitate humanitarian operations in gaza. mr. sunak described the situation in gaza as increasingly intolerable in a phone call with netanyahu. the white house says president biden called world central kitchen chief jose andres and commissioned to pressure israel to help aid workers. while the top tipple may in paris had strong words for israel and urged a swift investigation. >> these people are heroes. they run into the fire, not away from it. they show the best of what humanity has to offer when they are -- when the going really gets tough. they have to be protected. we should not have a situation where people who are simply trying to help their fellow human beings for themselves are at great ris
the u.n. criticized what it called a disregard for humanitarian law. the british government summoned the israeli ambassador to the foreign office. prime minister rishi sunak posted on x that israel must explain how the tragic incident happened and take immediate steps to protect eight workers and facilitate humanitarian operations in gaza. mr. sunak described the situation in gaza as increasingly intolerable in a phone call with netanyahu. the white house says president biden called world...
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the u.n. says the same. on wednesday, the u.n. called for upping supplies to gaza. israel continues its military campaign disturbing accounts have emerged from rafah where minnen -- women and children were varied. almost 34,000 palestinians have been killed in the past six months. more than half have been women and children. protesters around the world have been pressuring the government to stop sending money to israel. a dramatic moment unfold in brussels on wednesday as european commissioner was confronted by a protesters soon after she stepped to the podium to give a speech on european defense. more than 100 people are still being held hostage inside gaza. an israeli woman who was captured by hamas told the bbc about the conditions that she endured. she was released in november but her husband remains captive. we have this report from jerusalem. some of the details are upsetting. >> when the gunman came on october 7, they murdered and kidnapped. two of those taken were a husband and wife. she was freed, he is still a hostage. >> i am not speaking, i am screaming.
the u.n. says the same. on wednesday, the u.n. called for upping supplies to gaza. israel continues its military campaign disturbing accounts have emerged from rafah where minnen -- women and children were varied. almost 34,000 palestinians have been killed in the past six months. more than half have been women and children. protesters around the world have been pressuring the government to stop sending money to israel. a dramatic moment unfold in brussels on wednesday as european commissioner...
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today that u.n. human rights director told me there had to be an independent investigation to get to the truth. >> we still do not have evidence. we have information. that information needs to be corroborated. that information needs to be corroborated from different sources. that is exactly why we do need an independent international investigation. but we cannot allow in this current situation where we have seen in gaza numerous grave human rights violations, many of them potentially war crimes. we have potential atrocity crimes that this becomes another blip. the intensity has been massive. >> she retrieved her husband's body from the hospital and was able to bury him with his relatives. his daughter is struggling to understand his absence. >> he loved me, she said, and used to buy things for me and take me out. they will be searching and burying people for days. all over gaza, the dying continues. >> protests against the war in gaza are taking center stage on college campuses across the u.s. skirmi
today that u.n. human rights director told me there had to be an independent investigation to get to the truth. >> we still do not have evidence. we have information. that information needs to be corroborated. that information needs to be corroborated from different sources. that is exactly why we do need an independent international investigation. but we cannot allow in this current situation where we have seen in gaza numerous grave human rights violations, many of them potentially war...
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a u.n. spokesperson said a human rights office is horrified by their reports and called for an independent investigation. >> giving the prevailing climate of impunity, this should include international investigators. hospitals are entitled to very special protection under international humanitarian law. let's be clear, the intentional killing of civilians, detainees, and others who are of the combat is a war crime. we feel the need to raise the alarm because clearly, there have been multiple bodies discovered. we don't know how many. there are reports that some of them had their hands tied, which indicates serious violations of international human rights law, and international humanitarian law. these need to be subjected to further investigation. sumi: the idf says it was forced to enter nassar hospital because hamas was operating there, something hamas denies. hamas has continued to demand a permanent cease-fire in the withdrawal of all troops from gaza. israel says it's goal is to eradicat
a u.n. spokesperson said a human rights office is horrified by their reports and called for an independent investigation. >> giving the prevailing climate of impunity, this should include international investigators. hospitals are entitled to very special protection under international humanitarian law. let's be clear, the intentional killing of civilians, detainees, and others who are of the combat is a war crime. we feel the need to raise the alarm because clearly, there have been...
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it was condemned by the u.n. as well. was that a provocation in an already ve tense situation? gen. kimmitt: we have to understand what's going on in the mind of benjamin netanyahu. he does not want to be seen as just another prime minister that sees an earlyecession of the war and a yasser arafat-like figure going up and down the streets of beirut declaring victory. for hamas, victory is not success. it is being seen as successful resistance. and that is why he wants to wipe them out. candidly, i think netanyahu wants to go further with a provocation against hezbollah and this provocation against iran. i think he wants to, in his own mind, particular with the support of the orthodox right to go far further than gaza. that is a worrying concern that this administration has. sumi: how far further? gen. kimmitt: certainly, he is seeking in my mind to provoke hezbollah into another war, and perhaps he wants to use this as an opportunity to send either a message or far more than that to his sworn enemy of iran. sumi: where does that leave t white house? because from the beginning of the
it was condemned by the u.n. as well. was that a provocation in an already ve tense situation? gen. kimmitt: we have to understand what's going on in the mind of benjamin netanyahu. he does not want to be seen as just another prime minister that sees an earlyecession of the war and a yasser arafat-like figure going up and down the streets of beirut declaring victory. for hamas, victory is not success. it is being seen as successful resistance. and that is why he wants to wipe them out....
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the u.n. condemned it because it was an attack on diplomatic premises. as we talk about escalation, should israel be held accountable for this strike? sabrina: we didn't have anything to do with that strike, so i have to refer you to the israeli government to speak to any actions they have taken. when i can tell you is we don't want to see this escalate. why our forces are in syria and iraq -- we are there to defeat isis. to combat this terrorist organization that has remnants in iraq and syria. so, that is our mission focus. that is what we remain focused on every day. attacks on our forces distract from that mission so we don't want to see this widen out to a regional war or wider regional conflict beyond what's happening in gaza. sumi: the war is continuing in gaza and the head of usaid samantha power told lawmakers that famine is likely underway in gaza. we know there is growing pressure from some u.s. lawmakers, senator sanders for example, to condition any further military aid to israel on humanitarian aid to gaza. this is ultimately president bide
the u.n. condemned it because it was an attack on diplomatic premises. as we talk about escalation, should israel be held accountable for this strike? sabrina: we didn't have anything to do with that strike, so i have to refer you to the israeli government to speak to any actions they have taken. when i can tell you is we don't want to see this escalate. why our forces are in syria and iraq -- we are there to defeat isis. to combat this terrorist organization that has remnants in iraq and...