US vetoes UN resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

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Result of the UN Security Council vote for a Ceasefire in Gaza proposed by tte UAE.

Against it: 1 vote (USA)

For it: 13 votes

Abstentions:1 vote (UK)

The US vetoed a UN security council resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas.

The vote on the draft resolution put forward by the United Arab Emirates underscored the US and Israel’s growing diplomatic isolation, as the Israel Defense Forces continue to press the military effort against Hamas in southern Gaza.

Thirteen security council members voted in favour of the resolution. The UK abstained.

Speaking after the vote, US deputy ambassador to the UN Robert Wood said Washington could not support an unconditional ceasefire, which would only benefit Hamas.

“This is not only unrealistic but dangerous, it would simply leave Hamas in place, able to regroup and repeat what it did on October 7,” Wood said, adding it would “only plant the seeds for the next war”.