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U.S.: "We Will Not Support any Measure that Fails to Call for Hamas to Disarm and Leave Gaza"
(U.S. State Department) Secretary of State Marco Rubio - The United States sent a strong message by vetoing a counterproductive UN Security Council resolution on Gaza targeting Israel. We will not support any measure that fails to condemn Hamas, does not call for Hamas to disarm and leave Gaza, draws a false equivalence between Israel and Hamas, or disregards Israel's right to defend itself. Performative efforts like this resolution undermine diplomatic efforts to reach a ceasefire. This resolution would have only empowered Hamas to continue stealing aid and threatening civilians. We will continue supporting the delivery of aid to Gaza, without Hamas's interference, and ensure that Hamas and other terrorists have no future in Gaza. The United States will continue to stand with Israel at the UN.