US vetoes UNSC ceasefire resolution as death, starvation consume Gaza
Al Jazeera
Move comes as Israel kills nearly 100 Palestinians across enclave in one day while maintaining crippling aid blockade.
The United States has vetoed a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution that called for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, as Israeli strikes across the enclave have killed nearly 100 Palestinians in the past 24 hours amid a crippling aid blockade.
The US was the only country to vote against the measure on Wednesday while the 14 other members of the council voted in favour.
The resolution also called for the release of Israeli captives held in Gaza, but Washington said it was a “non-starter” because the ceasefire demand is not directly linked to the release of captives.
In remarks before the start of the voting, Acting US Ambassador Dorothy Shea made her country’s opposition to the resolution, put forward by 10 countries on the 15-member council, painfully clear, which she said “should come as no surprise”.
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