ATHENS: Ireland announced yesterday (December 8) that it will co-sponsor a UN (United Nations) Security Council resolution demanding for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.
The resolution will demand for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire, protection of civilians and compliance with international law, immediate and unconditional release of hostages, and urgent humanitarian access, Anadolu Agency reported Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin as saying on X.
"The Council must act," he stressed.
Israel resumed its military offensive against the Gaza Strip on December 1 (Friday) after the end of a weeklong humanitarian pause with the Palestinian group, Hamas.
At least 17,177 Palestinians have been killed and more than 46,000 others injured in relentless air and ground attacks on the enclave since October 7.
"At least 290 medics were killed, 102 ambulances destroyed and 160 health care centers targeted in the Israeli attacks, while 20 hospitals and 46 primary care centers were forced out of service," Gaza-based Health Ministry's spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said on Thursday (December 7). — Bernama