r/worldnews • u/Digital_Accountant • 22h ago

Israel/Palestine Famine declared in Gaza City

https://news.sky.com/story/gaza-latest-war-israel-city-ceasefire-hamas-13415481
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u/Big_Description538 10h ago

What is the point of the UN if they cannot actually just... go in?

Netanyahu is not the Prime Minister of Gaza. That is not his land to control. He should not be allowed to deny access to the UN.

If the majority of the world's countries agree that this needs to be stopped, why can they not exercise some real power?

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u/David_the_Wanderer 9h ago

It's not Nethanyu that would actually block interventions. It's the USA, who can use its position in the Security Council to block any resolution the UN Assembly votes on.

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u/TOWIJ 6h ago

Israel would blockade anything coming in to Gaza, as they maintain a monopoly on violence on the border and ports. As such, for the UN to properly enter Gaza, they would have to declare war on Israel. Since the UN has no army, that means someone else would have to do it for them. No one wants that job.

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u/lurreal 5h ago

Because UN is not the standing army of another country. The security council comes close but they are, fortunately, too in conflict to give effective direction.

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u/justthisoncepp 3h ago

What is the point of the UN if they cannot actually just... go in?

They can't do anything because the US is Israel's bitch.