⚡️🧵THREAD - The June 18 U.N. Security Council briefing on Gaza was requested by all 10 non-permanent members of the Council and supported by four of its five permanent members. The United States was the only member that did not back the request.
The session included briefings from U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher and Oxfam’s Bushra Khalidi, who warned that the Gaza ceasefire was failing and that Palestinians were being denied the conditions necessary to survive.
Country after country, alongside the U.N. and Oxfam, warned that Israel is deliberately dismantling the conditions needed for life in Gaza. Speakers described severe restrictions on humanitarian aid despite a nominal ceasefire, and criticized efforts to condition reconstruction and recovery on Palestinian disarmament.
We’re sharing key moments from the session below:
1. Full remarks from U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher:
The session included briefings from U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher and Oxfam’s Bushra Khalidi, who warned that the Gaza ceasefire was failing and that Palestinians were being denied the conditions necessary to survive.
Country after country, alongside the U.N. and Oxfam, warned that Israel is deliberately dismantling the conditions needed for life in Gaza. Speakers described severe restrictions on humanitarian aid despite a nominal ceasefire, and criticized efforts to condition reconstruction and recovery on Palestinian disarmament.
We’re sharing key moments from the session below:
1. Full remarks from U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher:
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