United Nations Security Council Resolution 2712

United Nations Security Council Resolution 2712, adopted on 15 November 2023, called for humanitarian pauses and corridors in Gaza during the Gaza war.^[1][2] The resolution received approval from 12 members, while Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States abstained from voting.

UN Security Council Resolution 2712
IDF soldiers preparing for a ground operation in Gaza on 29 October 2023
Date	15 November 2023
Meeting no.	9,479
Code	S/RES/2712 (Document)
Subject	Gaza war
Voting summary	12 voted for None voted against 3 abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France Russia United Kingdom United States
Non-permanent members	Albania Brazil Ecuador Gabon Ghana Japan Malta Mozambique  Switzerland United Arab Emirates
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Voting

Approved (12)	Abstained (3)	Opposed (0)
Albania  Brazil  China  Ecuador  France  Gabon  Ghana  Japan  Malta  Mozambique   Switzerland  United Arab Emirates	Russia  United Kingdom  United States

• Permanent members of the Security Council are in bold.

Aftermath

Following the passing of the resolution, pressures were building on the Israeli government to implement a ceasefire with Hamas in order to allow for a prisoners' exchange, which led to a ceasefire starting on 24 November.^[3]

The ceasefire ended on 30 November with the resumption of combat operations in the Gaza Strip.^[4][5][6]

See also

• Israel portal
• Palestine portal

• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 2701 to 2800 (2023–present)
• List of United Nations resolutions concerning Israel
• List of United Nations resolutions concerning Palestine
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 2720