By SCN WEBDESK
Israel war on Gaza live: Hamas says ‘pressure Netanyahu’ to agree ceasefire
This was the second emergency meeting of the UN Security Council in less than a week on the situation in Gaza
Israel wanted to talk about the six captives who were discovered dead in Gaza over the weekend.
Algeria wanted to talk about violations of international human rights law in the West Bank.
But the overarching sentiment from members of the UN Security Council was frustration.
Frustration that the ceasefire they endorsed in resolution 2735 three months ago, has yet to be accepted by Israel.
A ceasefire that called for the release of the captives, as well as the withdrawal of Israeli forces from all of Gaza.
The United States said, diplomacy takes time.
Other council members, like Guyana and Slovenia said more needs to be done to bring this conflict to an end and threatened to take further action if progress isn’t seen.
On the other side, Hamas says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is thwarting a ceasefire deal by refusing to withdraw forces from Gaza’s Philadelphi Corridor.Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza kills at least 18 Palestinians in the latest attacks on Wednesday, medical sources told News .