Russia and China vetoed a US-sponsored resolution on Friday that would have supported 'an immediate and sustained ceasefire' in the Israeli-Hamas conflict.
The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on Monday on a resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire inThe vote comes after Russia and China vetoed a US-sponsored resolution on Friday that would have supported “an immediate and sustained ceasefire” in theThe US has warned that the resolution to be voted on Monday morning could hurt negotiations to halt hostilities by the US, Egypt and Qatar, raising the possibility of another veto, this time by the Americans.
The vote was originally scheduled for Saturday morning, but its sponsors asked late on Friday for a delay until Monday morning. More than 32,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed during the fighting, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The brief resolution scheduled for a vote Monday “demands an immediate humanitarian cease-fire for the month of Ramadan."
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