UN resolves to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza

Israeli Col. Moshe Tetro on Friday said there was no food shortage in Gaza. The United Nations had reported on Thursday that roughly a quarter of Gaza’s population—more than half a million people—were suffering from “starvation.” The UN had also reported that, earlier in the week, Israel allowed the number of aid trucks entering Gaza to nearly double. Meanwhile, the Gaza Health Ministry said Friday that more than 20,000 Palestinians have died in the conflict. The health ministry, which is run by the Hamas terrorist organization, does not distinguish between civilian and combatant deaths.

So what does this UN resolution do? United Nations resolutions are non-binding policy recommendations. The UN resolution did not include language calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. The United States has recently vetoed such language from UN resolutions. The United States abstained from the vote on the UN’s latest aid resolution.

Dig deeper: Read A.S. Ibrahim’s column in WORLD Opinions about what the Gaza-based terrorist group represents.