Russia and China have vetoed a U.S.-sponsored U.N. resolution calling for “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 11 members in favor, three against and one abstention.
The Security Council had already adopted two resolutions on the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, but none calling for a cease-fire. The United Nations secretary-general and several Security Council members advocated for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas ahead of a vote Friday, warning that ongoing warfare would have devastating global consequences.
Nate Evans, the spokesperson for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, said the resolution was"an opportunity for the Council to speak with one voice to support the diplomacy happening on the ground and pressure Hamas to accept the deal on the table.” Palestinian militants killed some 1,200 people in the surprise Oct. 7 attack into southern Israel that triggered the war, and abducted another 250 people. Hamas is still believed to be holding some 100 people hostage, as well as the remains of 30 others.
It emphasized “the urgent need to expand the flow of humanitarian assistance to civilians in the entire Gaza Strip” and lift all barriers to getting aid to civilians “at scale.”
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