The United States has vetoed a resolution at the UN Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Washington blocked a proposal put forward by Algeria which it called “wishful and irresponsible”. The resolution did not link a ceasefire to the release of hostages.
Is the United States about to pull the plug on its support for Israel in its struggle with Hamas? Washington has put forward a draft United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza. Additionally, it opposes a major ground offensive in Rafah, where one million Palestinians now live after fleeing south from the fighting.
The United Nations Security Council is likely to vote on Tuesday on an Algerian push for the 15-member body to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, said diplomats, a move the United States signaled it would veto. Algeria put forward an initial draft resolution more than two weeks ago. Algeria requested on Saturday that the council vote on Tuesday, diplomats said.
The fact that a mainstream journalist can air an interview with a Hamas fighter and not with the Russian president reveals the extent of the demonization the leader faces in Western media.