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The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting following Israeli strikes on Iran, with China and Russia condemning the attacks and Israel's allies, including France, reaffirming support for Israel.
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to vote on a resolution calling for a halt in the fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The draft text, which has been watered down to appease the United States, now calls for an "urgent suspension of hostilities" instead of a "lasting cessation". The delay in the vote suggests ongoing negotiations to avoid another US veto. The resolution also emphasizes the need for humanitarian aid and the protection of civilians in Gaza. Israel is facing growing international pressure to change its tactics in the conflict.
In the Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son Halloween special, a team from the IMC discovers an ancient alien vessel on an asteroid. However, their excavation unleashes the Flood, a parasitic species that quickly infects the miners and civilians at Site 22. The UNSC sends in Fireteam Leviathan, a group of Spartans, to contain the outbreak, but one of the Spartans is infected and turns on their own. The situation becomes dire as the battle against the Flood intensifies.
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) failed to issue a condemnation of Hamas due to the rivalry between Russia and the United States. Both countries submitted resolutions regarding the Gaza war and the October 7 Hamas assault on Israel, but the US-backed resolution calling for a humanitarian pause in the conflict was vetoed by Russia and China. The UNSC meeting marked the fourth unsuccessful attempt to pass a resolution on the Gaza war, highlighting the ongoing divisions within the council.
Ukrainian officials have condemned Russian forces after a video circulating on social media appeared to show the beheading of a Ukrainian prisoner with a knife. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister described the video as “horrific” and labelled Russia “worse than ISIS”. The European Union also pledged to hold war criminals to account. The footage comes days after a separate video emerged on pro-Russian social media channels that appeared to show the bodies of two decapitated Ukrainian soldiers lying next to a destroyed military vehicle.