WASHINGTON — The United Nations Security Council on Friday (March 22) failed to pass a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as part of a hostage deal after Russia and China vetoed the measure proposed by the United States.
WASHINGTON — The United Nations Security Council on Friday failed to pass a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as part of a hostage deal after Russia and China vetoed the measure proposed by the United States.The United Nations Security Council meets to consider a United States-sponsored resolution calling for a ceasefire during the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, US on March 22, 2024.
It marked a further toughening of Washington's stance toward Israel. Earlier in the five-month-long war, the US was averse to the word ceasefire and vetoed measures that included calls for an immediate ceasefire. Russia's ambassador to the UN, Mr Vassily Nebenzia, also speaking before the vote, called on members not to vote in favor of the resolution.
He said a number of non-permanent members of the Security Council had drafted an alternative resolution, which he called a balanced document, and said there was no reason for members not to support it.But Ms Thomas-Greenfield said that measure fell short. The draft resolution, obtained by Reuters, demands an immediate ceasefire for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the release of all hostages and emphasizes the need to expand the flow of humanitarian assistance to Gaza.
He said if the US was serious about a ceasefire, it would not have vetoed multiple previous Security Council resolutions.
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