UN security council fails once again to pass Israel-Hamas resolution

UN security council fails once again to pass Israel-Hamas resolution

The United Nations Security Council has failed once again to pass a resolution on the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Council member nations discussed proposed resolutions for over two hours on Monday, but the body remains unable to agree on a resolution.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that he was urging a cease-fire in Gaza to end the "spiral of escalation" between the Israeli Defense Forces and Hamas militants.

The conflict began on Oct. 7 after Hamas launched a successful terror attack that killed over 1,400 Israeli civilians and took hundreds of hostages.

The Security Council has been unable to agree on the appropriateness of "humanitarian cease-fires" and "humanitarian pauses" requested by some council members to de-escalate the ongoing ground invasion by Israel.

"We talked about humanitarian pauses, and we’re interested in pursuing language on that score," said U.S. Deputy Ambassador Robert Wood following the meeting. 

He added, "But there are disagreements within the council about whether that’s acceptable."