United Nations Security Council Resolution 1860

UN Security Council
Resolution 1860
UN Security Council; Resolution 1860
	Map of the Gaza Strip
Date	8 January 2009
Meeting no.	6,063
Code	S/2009/1860 (Document)
Subject	The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question
Voting summary	14 voted for; None voted against; 1 abstained;
Result	Approved
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China; France; Russia; United Kingdom; United States;
Non-permanent members	Austria; Burkina Faso; Costa Rica; Croatia; Japan; Libya; Mexico; Turkey; Uganda; Vietnam;

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1860, adopted on January 8, 2009, after recalling resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 1397 (2002), 1515 (2003) and 1850 (2008) on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, the Council called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza War following 13 days of fighting between Israel and Hamas.^[1]

Ultimately, the resolution was unsuccessful as Israel and Hamas ignored it and the fighting continued.

^ "Security Council calls for immediate, durable, fully respected ceasefire in Gaza leading to full withdrawal of Israeli forces". United Nations. 8 January 2009.

[1] "Security Council calls for immediate, durable, fully respected ceasefire in Gaza leading to full withdrawal of Israeli forces". United Nations. 8 January 2009.

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