UN Supports Gaza's Armistice Proposal, Palestinian Ambassador: Burden Is On The Israeli Side

Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour. (Source/UN News)

JAKARTA - The Palestinian Authority welcomes a resolution regarding the ceasefire of the conflict in Gaza approved by the UN Security Council on Monday, but it is the responsibility to implement it in Israeli hands, Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour said.

Ambassador Mansour said the resolution was a "step in the right direction" and was welcomed by "all Palestinians".

"We want a ceasefire," he said.

"The burden is on the Israeli side to implement this resolution and immediately impose a ceasefire, as well as exchange Palestinian prisoners and make this ceasefire a permanent ceasefire," he added.

As previously reported, the United Nations Security Council on Monday supported a proposal for an Israeli-Hamas ceasefire in the Gaza Strip promoted by US President Joe Biden, urging Palestinian militants to accept an agreement aimed at ending the eight-month war.

A total of 14 UN DK members voted for a resolution in favor of a three-phase ceasefire plan set by President Biden on May 31. Meanwhile, Russia chose abstain from the vote.

The resolution welcomes a new ceasefire proposal, declaring Israel has accepted it, asking Hamas to agree to it, and "encourages both parties to fully implement its provisions without delay and unconditionally."

The resolution also detailed the proposal and explained that "if negotiations last longer than six weeks for the first phase, the ceasefire will continue as long as negotiations continue."

However, the resolution did not contain enough details for Moscow. Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia asked what Israel specifically agreed to, saying the Security Council should not have signed an agreement with "an unclear parameter."

"We don't want to block the resolution just because as far as we understand, the resolution is supported by the Arab world," Ambassador Nebenzia told the council.

Regarding the possibility of Hamas accepting or rejecting the deal, Ambassador Mansour said he "did not hear any Palestinians (saying) anything other than welcome this resolution."