Three of the UN Security Council’s 14 members voted against the resolution, which had called for “an immediate and sustained ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip.
Already a subscriber?The UN Security Council failed on Friday to pass a resolution proposed by the United States on Friday calling for “an immediate and sustained ceasefire” inEleven members voted in favour of the resolution, but three nations, including two permanent members with veto power, Russia and China, voted against it. Algeria also voted against the measure and Guyana abstained.
, and as hunger and disease worsen around the territory, President Joe Biden and other US officials have grown increasingly critical of Israel’s prime minister and his handling of the war. In his State of the Union address this month, Biden called for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to let more aid into Gaza and do more to protect civilians.
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