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US vetoed a draft United Nations Security Council resolution that would have demanded an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
US again vetoes UN Security Council Gaza ceasefire call.
The United States on Thursday once again vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that had demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages, saying that the effort did not go far enough in condemning Hamas. The resolution also asked Israel to lift all restrictions on aid deliveries to the Palestinian enclave.
The 14 other members of the United Nations’ most powerful body voted in favor of the resolution, which described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as “catastrophic”. Notably, this was the sixth time the US had cast a veto in the Security Council over the nearly two-year war between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas.
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The text, drafted by the elected 10 members of the 15-member council, would also have demanded the immediate, dignified and unconditional release of all hostages held by Hamas and other groups.
“Famine has been confirmed in Gaza – not projected, not declared, confirmed,” Denmark’s UN Ambassador Christina Markus Lassen told the council before the vote.
“Meanwhile, Israel has expanded its military operation in Gaza City, further deepening the suffering of civilians. As a result, it is this catastrophic situation, this humanitarian and human failure, that has compelled us to act today,” she added.
Gaza City and surrounding areas are officially suffering from famine, and it will likely spread, a global hunger monitor determined last month.
US Shielding Israel
The United States is trying to protect its ally Israel at the United Nations. But in a rare move last week it backed a Security Council statement condemning recent strikes on Qatar, though the text it did not mention Israel was responsible.
The move reflected US President Donald Trump’s unhappiness with the attack ordered by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. However, the US veto on Thursday showed that just a week later Washington was again staunchly giving diplomatic protection to Israel.
“Hamas is responsible for starting and continuing this war. Israel has accepted the proposed terms that would end the war, but Hamas continues to reject them. This war could end today if Hamas freed the hostages and laid down its arms,” US diplomat Morgan Ortagus told the council before the vote.
(With agency inputs)
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