NEW YORK — Russia and China on Wednesday (Oct 25) vetoed a United States (US) push for the United Nations (UN) Security Council to act on the Israel-Hamas conflict by calling for pauses in fighting to allow humanitarian aid access, the protection of civilians and a stop to arming...
NEW YORK — Russia and China on Wednesday vetoed a United States push for the United Nations Security Council to act on the Israel-Hamas conflict by calling for pauses in fighting to allow humanitarian aid access, the protection of civilians and a stop to arming Hamas and other militants in the Gaza Strip.Members of the United Nations Security Council vote during a meeting of the Security Council on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, at UN headquarters in New York, US, on Oct 25, 2023.
The initial US text shocked many diplomats with its bluntness in stating Israel has a right to defend itself and demanding Iran stop exporting arms to militant groups. It did not include a call for humanitarian pauses for aid access. But it largely toned down the final text that was put to the vote. Ten members voted for the US text, while the United Arab Emirates voted no and Brazil and Mozambique abstained.
Russia's UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia accuses the US of putting up a draft resolution that represented Security Council authorisation of a ground offensive in Gaza by Israel "while thousands of Palestinian children will continue to die".
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