U.S. vetoes call for immediate Gaza ceasefire at UNSC meeting

’가자 휴전’ 안보리 결의 또 부결 美 세번째 거부권 행사 The U.S. has yet again vetoed calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza at the UN Security Council on Tuesday. It comes after the U.S. proposed its own draft urging a temporary ceasefire. Lee Seung-jae has the details. The U.S. vetoed an Algerian-led UNSC draft resolution, which called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Tuesday. Washington argues that the draft resolution would jeopardize ongoing talks to end the war in the region. Thirteen countries on the 15-member body UN Security Council voted in favor of Algeria’s resolution, while the UK abstained. However, as a permanent member, the U.S. has veto power. The U.S. veto comes as it drafted its own resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. However, the difference between both plans was the timing of the ceasefire. While the Algerian-led draft resolution called for an immediate ceasefire, the U.S. draft calls for a ceasefire as soon as is “practicable.“ It also said that such a ceasefire should take place on the condition that all hostages are released, while urging the lifting of barriers preventing aid from reaching Gaza. It’s still uncertain when the UNSC will vote on the proposal. The U.S., who are close allies with Israel and refrained from using the word “ceasefire“ in a previous draft resolution, have not only added the word in the recent proposal, but President Joe Biden has also referred to a ceasefire, as the two allies have recently clashed over Israel’s operations in the Gaza Strip. Their latest proposal also included a call for Israel to not begin a ground assault on the city of Rafah. The UN has also issued a warning that a planned Israeli offensive against the city could lead to a “slaughter.“ Around half of Gaza’s population is now crammed into Rafah after being forced to seek shelter there, since the start of the armed conflict between Israel and Hamas. Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News. #US_veto #Gaza_ceasefire #UN_Security_Council #UNSC #UnitedStates #Israel_Hamas_war #MiddleEast #가자휴전 #미국거부권 #안전보장이사회 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook : 📣 Twitter : 📣 Homepage : 2024-02-21, 09:00 (KST)