The much-awaited resolution adopted by the UN Security Council on ceasefire in Gaza marks another significant victory for the Palestinian resistance and isolation for the apartheid Israeli regime.

Washington has had its draft ceasefire resolution to the United Nations Security Council vetoed by Russia and China.

The draft did not directly demand a ceasefire, according to diplomats who voted against it.

Yemen’s Foreign Ministry has censured the UN Security Council for issuing a statement against the country’s naval operations in the Red Sea.

Lebanon says Israel must be stopped from dragging the entire region into a war.

Vasily Nebenzia said the United States was accountable for Israel’s campaign of death and destruction in the Palestinian territory.

Washington vetoed similar UN draft resolutions for a ceasefire in Gaza in October and December.

The Irish FM slammed the UN Security Council as “dysfunctional”, saying the five-state veto power at the council has “no place in the 21st century.”

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of “dangerous” divisions within the UN Security Council over Israel’s ongoing war on the Gaza Strip.

The UNSC is scheduled to meet Wednesday to discuss the decision by ICJ calling for Israel to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza.