The United States vetoed a UN Security Council demand for an immediate ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, diplomatically isolating Washington as it shields its ally.
The United States on Friday vetoed a United Nations Security Council demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza , diplomatically isolating Washington as it shields its ally. Two months since the initial Hamas attack on southern Israel , doctors in Gaza are treating many times the number of patients they are equipped to handle, and a UN official says there is no safe place for humanitarian operations to continue.
The United States on Friday vetoed a United Nations Security Council demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza, diplomatically isolating Washington as it shields its ally. The resolution was backed by Arab and Islamic nations, the UN secretary-general and many other countries. Ahead of Friday's vote, U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood said the U.S. does not believe that an immediate ceasefire would lead to "durable peace, in which both Israelis and Palestinians can live in peace and security" because Hamas would remain in charg
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