It's unclear if or when the US plans to put the draft resolution to a vote which needs at least nine votes in favour and no vetoes by Russia, China, US, France or Britain.
The US draft text does not call for any pause or truce in the fighting as Palestinian death toll tops 4,300 amid Israel's war on besieged Gaza. / Photo: Getty Images
It was not immediately clear if or when the United States planned to put the draft resolution to a vote. US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield justified Wednesday's veto by telling the council more time was needed for diplomacy on the ground as President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the region, focused on brokering aid access to Gaza and trying to free detainees held by Hamas.
The US draft text does not call for any pause or truce in the fighting. It calls on all states to try and stop the"violence in Gaza from spilling over or expanding to other areas in the region, including by demanding the immediate cessation by Hezbollah and other armed groups of all attacks." Thomas-Greenfield said on Wednesday that the US was disappointed the Brazilian draft did not mention Israel's right to self-defence.Article 51 covers the individual or collective right of states to self-defence against armed attack, and states must immediately inform the 15-member Security Council of any action that states take in self-defence against armed attack.
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