Kuwait has urged the U.N. Security Council to condemn Israel’s use of deadly force against Palestinian civilians “in the strongest terms” especially in the Gaza Strip where more than 110 Palestinians have so far been killed by the Israeli military during the Great March of Return protests.
The Associated Press reported on Friday that a draft resolution circulated by Kuwait also calls on the U.N. security council to take measures “to guarantee the safety and protection of the Palestinian civilian population,” including through deployment of “an international protection mission.”
The draft resolution by Kuwait, the security council’s Arab member, demands that Israel “immediately cease its military reprisals, collective punishment and unlawful use of force against Palestinian civilians, including in the Gaza Strip.”
The United States has defended Israel’s actions in Gaza and will very likely veto the resolution if it’s put to a vote.
