UNSC votes for 'immediate' Gaza ceasefire

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Posted: Friday , Jan 09, 2009 at 1134 hrs IST United Nations:

The United Nations Security Council has overwhelmingly voted for a full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.

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The UN Security Council on Friday overwhelmingly voted for an "immediate and durable" ceasefire in Gaza calling for a full Israeli withdrawal, after three days of intensive and acrimonious discussions between the Arab nations and western powers.

Though it was not clear whether Israel would heed the Council's call, the resolution would increase pressure to stop military action for which it has faced widespread condemnation.

Fourteen of the 15 members voted in favour of the British sponsored resolution, while the US abstained despite agreeing with the goals.

The resolution "stresses the urgency of and calls for an immediate, durable and fully respected ceasefire, leading to the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza".

It "calls for the unimpeded provision and distribution throughout Gaza of humanitarian assistance, including of food, fuel and medical treatment" and "condemns all violence and hostilities directed against civilians and all acts of terrorism".

It also asked for efforts to "prevent illicit trafficking in arms and ammunition and to ensure the reopening of the crossing points (into Gaza)."

The resolution came on the 14th day of Israeli offensive in Gaza, as the international outcry reached a crescendo over the death of more than 750 Palestinians, including a large number of women and children, in the Tel Aviv's action.

Israeli operations have so far killed 758 Gazans of whom 257 are children and 56 women, and wounded 3,100 including 1,080 children and 452 women, according to Palestinian reports cited by the UN which its officials say are "credible."

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palestine = India before 1947.Will any human being accept this?By: meerashah | 14-Jan-2009 Reply | Forward My dear brothers and Sisters.S.Hamaz may/may not be terrorist group.Same as lik Srilankan Tamil LTTE.According to Indians we ppl not aware wat is the problem between PALESTINE AND ISRAEL.Shall i tel in simple way?Long back jews(isreal's) are killed and treated worst.they surived like orphans.At that time palestin given some space and shelters to live.After some years israels occupied 75% of palestine and not allowin the palestin to liv..WILL YOU ACCEPT THIS STUPID RULE IN YOUR OWN HOUSE??Right now if Subhash Chandra Bosh was here to get freedom from british,thn these media/world will say he is a terrorist.If u dont accept tis, leave it.Atleast After seen Iraq,Afghanistan and Srilanka also y our heart not hate war?

Hamas and other terrorist organizations By: DJ | 12-Jan-2009 Reply | Forward The Hamas leadership should not be hiding behind civilian and children. This is a war as Hamas had siad and in a war Israel has the right to defend itself. I think Israel is doing the right thing. I have no sympathy whatsoever for Hamas.

Recognize Political Presence of HamasBy: Azza | 10-Jan-2009 Reply | Forward The temporary cease fire as called for by UNSC is not a permanent solution to the problem of Palestinian conflict with Israel. While all European countries and US, in particular, talks about the Israeli right of defence, they fail to recognise the right of self determination of Hamas, which is a democratically elected political outfit of Palestine. Unless they are politically accepted and its demands met, the expectation of peace in middle east is dream, which is impractical to come true.

is 2009 the year of war?By: MK DAMODARAN | 09-Jan-2009 Reply | Forward Number 9 stands in symbolism to the planet Mars. Mars is the planet of war.Is 2009 the year of war? The second world war began in 1939.The French revolution started in 1789.TheChinese revolution started in 1949. The kargil war was in 1999

Israel- the great danger to world peaceBy: Hasan Abidi | 09-Jan-2009 Reply | Forward Israelis killed 758 Gazans of whom 257 are children and 56 women, and wounded 3,100 including 1,080 children and 452 women confirmed by the UN as "credible." The so called Israel supportive Indians should answer that were these children and women and civilians terrorists? Further Hamas is a group of freedom fighters like the Indian freedom fighters and no power in the world has a right to declare Hamas a terrorists group as they have been the victim of Genocide and holocaust. Israel

israel's actions are justofedBy: Siddharth Gupta | 09-Jan-2009 Reply | Forward the Hamas is responsible for the scores of dead palestinians...its amazing how they expect to be allowed to shoot rockets with impunity and cry foul, the second Israel retaliates...the israelies had given sufficent warnings before launching the attack....its a pity that poor, ignorant and brain-washed women and children are paying for Hamas's actions..

hamas By: george w(ithout) bush | 09-Jan-2009 Reply | Forward Gazans shud blame Hamas for strating this without any concern for their life. Did they think that by firing a few rockets they are going to get ISrael to leave? Having lost in the arab Isralei war the loser will not get what he wants, rathey they shud think of the future of their children

ProvocationBy: Vidya | 09-Jan-2009 Reply | Forward If people from Gaza allow rockets to be fired into Israel, then they should be ready to accept bombs dropped from Israel. It is indeed sad that women and children and other civilians are killed, but the killers are not the Israelis, it is the Hamas. All that these self-appointed "freedom fighters" do is armed conflict - I have never heard the Hamas doing anything to get freedom for Gaza from ignorance, hunger, and poverty. Tell me, what constructive work have these terrorists done?

Provocation.. by IsrealBy: Ice | 15-Jan-2009 Reply | Forward You are so naiva... you just don't understand the nature of this conflict! Why can't people understand that palestine is fighting for their homeland!! It's a do or die for them! Isreal provoke them to do something by creating the inhuman living conditions in Gaza. Do you have any clue, how many palentinians die or were arrested during that so called "cease fire" before the war>?

Hamas is democratically elected by their services to PalestiniansBy: Azza | 10-Jan-2009 Reply | Forward Yuor message shows your ignorance about the presence, influence and the network of services provided by Hamas. I also read it through internet on several occasions. And I think that is the root cause of their democratic electoral win in Palestine, which is not recognized by US and Europeans. Why do they not recognize a democratically elected governance, when they talk about democracy in Iraq

Israel- the great danger to world peaceBy: RS | 09-Jan-2009 Reply | Forward If Hamas were men enough, then they woudlnt have fired rockets hiding behind women and children. They were exploiting the moral values of the Israelis. They were left with no option ,but attack the Hamas hiding like eunuchs behind civilians. The Gazans should have had the common sense to tell the Hamas not to launch attack on Israel while being admist them. There is no point crying now....its a lesson for all the brainless terrorist sympathisers.

in your support By: moin akhtar | 09-Jan-2009 Reply | Forward you rightly said that Hamas is a freedom fighter organisation who is fighting for freedom and no one has right to declare is a terrorist group.i support your statement.