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October 19, 2023       Share:    

Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/us-vetoes-un-security-council-action-israel-gaza-2023-10-18/

U.S. Vetoes UN Security Council Action on Israel, Gaza

(Reuters) Michelle Nichols - The U.S. vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Wednesday that would have called for humanitarian pauses in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Hamas. Twelve members voted in favor of the draft text, while Russia and Britain abstained. "We are on the ground doing the hard work of diplomacy," U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said after the vote. "We believe we need to let that diplomacy play out." Thomas-Greenfield said the U.S. was disappointed the draft resolution made no mention of Israel's right of self-defense and she blamed Hamas for the Gaza humanitarian crisis. "We're working with Israel, its neighbors, the United Nations and other partners to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza," she said. "Hamas' own actions have brought this on - this severe humanitarian crisis."

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