UN Security Council (UNSC)

US vetoes Security Council resolution calling for ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Gaza

US vetoes Security Council resolution calling for ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Gaza

  • America’s envoy cited the failure of the resolution to explicitly state Israel’s right to defend itself as the reason for voting against it
  • Two Russian amendments, calling for a durable ceasefire and condemning violence on both sides, were also voted down by the council
By Ephrem Kossaify ·