> No, but they might enact a no-fly zone, or do a peace keeping mission with lots of possible rules of engagement
I'm not sure how that would work here. Given that they are primarily Israeli jets in the air, UN member states would need to be willing to shoot down Israeli jets to enforce the no-fly zone.
> if the UN had significant power in the Israel/Palestine conflict, there's a series of adopted resolutions that could have been de facto enforced
Now you got me curious. What are those existing resolutions they could reach for? Is it mainly just enforcement related to economic sanctions and similar non-military actions?
> I'm not sure how that would work here. Given that they are primarily Israeli jets in the air, UN member states would need to be willing to shoot down Israeli jets to enforce the no-fly zone.
Sure, but enforcing a no-fly zone isn't going to war. And I'm sure they'd shoot down Hamas jets as well, so it's fair.
> What are those existing resolutions they could reach for?
There's a big list of resolutions [1], resolution 54 [2] from the security council in 1948 ordering everyone to desist from further military action is probably technically still in force and applicable.
In the general assembly, you've got resolution 181 [3] which sets a partition plan for Mandatory Palestine of 1947 which didn't happen. And there's many years of annual calls for Israel to withdrawl from the occupied territories, etc, between about 1967 and about 1984. Unfortunately, many of the Wikipedia links to general council resolutions don't currently work, so I'm relying on titles.
Anyway, if the UN orders a partition in 1947, and it hasn't happened by 2023, but they still say oh hey, do this thing... either the UN doesn't have much power or it isn't willing to use it.
I'm not sure how that would work here. Given that they are primarily Israeli jets in the air, UN member states would need to be willing to shoot down Israeli jets to enforce the no-fly zone.
> if the UN had significant power in the Israel/Palestine conflict, there's a series of adopted resolutions that could have been de facto enforced
Now you got me curious. What are those existing resolutions they could reach for? Is it mainly just enforcement related to economic sanctions and similar non-military actions?