Russia: Israel considered the UN Security Council resolution as permission to cleanse Gaza
Russia's First Deputy Representative to the United Nations, Dmitry Polyansky, said that the "indecisive resolution" adopted by the Security Council regarding the Gaza Strip was unable to stop the ongoing Israeli cleansing of the Strip.
Polyansky wrote on his Telegram channel: “What is happening (now) is exactly what we warned about during the voting process on the humanitarian resolution on Gaza. Israel interprets it as follows: Creating the conditions for a long ceasefire implies continued cleansing of the Strip.”
He added: "What the Palestinians and Arabs in general benefited from this text remains a mystery to me. Had it not been for their urgent requests, and even their pleas, we would have used the right of veto on this - inconclusive decision -."
This is how the diplomat commented on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statement regarding the expansion of Tel Aviv's military operation in the Gaza Strip, which is suffering from the scourge of war.
Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzia, confirmed that he did not use his veto against the humanitarian resolution issued by the Security Council, only out of solidarity with the Arab countries.
Nebenzia stressed that Russia “categorically disagrees” with the content of the resolution adopted, and noted that “responsibility for all possible consequences will fall on those countries that gave their consent to its version, which was pushed by the United States, and we cannot agree to that.” .
He stressed before the vote that the United States included a dangerous element in the draft resolution it adopted that would allow Israel to cleanse the Gaza Strip, noting that with this decision, “the Israeli armed forces will have full scope to move to cleanse the Strip just as they are doing. Whoever votes on the resolution will be complicit and responsible for the destruction of Gaza.” ".
The UN Security Council adopted a draft resolution prepared by the Arab countries aimed at facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. 13 countries voted in favor of this document, and Russia and the United States abstained from voting.