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Ferarri619 posted...

What happens if Israel ignores the UN ruling for a ceasefire?
Any news on whether or not they will comply?

If a UNSC resolution is not followed, the council can vote on a follow-up resolution addressing the breach and take punitive action in the form of sanctions or even the authorisation of an international force.

However, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters: It is a non-binding resolution.
This has been contested by other UN officials and Security Council members. Chinas UN ambassador Zhang Jun said that Security Council resolutions are binding.
Deputy UN spokesperson Farhan Haq added that UNSC resolutions are international law, so to that extent they are as binding as international law is.
Israel has repeatedly gotten away with flouting UN resolutions in the past.
In December 2016, during the last days of Barack Obamas presidential term in the US, the UNSC passed a resolution deeming Israels settlements in Palestine illegal and a violation of international law. The resolution passed with 14 votes and the US abstained. Israel ignored this resolution.
More recently, in December 2023, the UN General Assembly voted with an overwhelming majority to call for a humanitarian ceasefire. That was a non-binding resolution and Israel refused to act on it.
Israel is also under the scanner of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), where South Africa has accused it of committing acts of genocide in Gaza.

So in reality, chances are big that USA will veto anything that really can hurt Israel, and they will ignore everything else