The United Nations Security Council agreed on Saturday to enter humanitarian aid to Syria through one Turkish crossing, the day after the expiry of the 6-year humanitarian process with a mandate from the international organization, which would affect millions of Syrian civilians.

The revised draft - which was approved - was submitted by Germany and Belgium, and it allowed to extend the mechanism of delivering cross-border aid from only one crossing (Bab al-Hawa) for a year.

The United Nations describes aid transferred from Turkey through UN humanitarian organizations as a "lifeline" for Syrians in the northwest of the country, particularly in opposition-held areas.

Today, these organizations stopped providing aid after the Security Council failed more than once to extend its mandate.

The 15-nation council reached a dead end with most members standing against Russia and China - two allies of Syria - that abstained from voting on Saturday, the council's fifth vote on the issue this week, and Russia and China used veto twice within 3 days against two draft resolutions Westerners to extend the mandate.

One of these projects was submitted by all of Belgium and Germany, and it provides for a year to extend the mechanism for delivering international aid to Syria from the Bab Al Salam and Bab Al Hawa crossings (Turkey).

As of Friday evening, Saturday night, the cross-border aid mechanism has been suspended, and the border gates of Bab Al Hawa and Bab Al Salam crossings on the Turkish border have been closed to the flow of humanitarian aid to Syria.

The issuance of Security Council resolutions requires the approval of at least 9 of its members, provided that none of the five permanent members object to it, namely Russia, China, the United States, France and Britain.

On Friday, Russia and China blocked the council’s endorsement of another Belgian-German draft resolution extending the mechanism for the delivery of cross-border aid to Syria, for the second time in 4 days, forcing the two countries to amend and submit it again today.

The draft resolution, which was submitted by Belgium and Germany on Friday, won the approval of 13 of the council's 15 members (15 countries), while Russia and China opposed it using the veto.