In response to the Hamas attack, Israel's two-month military campaign has killed more than 17,400 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, most of them women and children, according to the territory's Health Ministry, which does not differentiate between civilian and combatant casualties in its figures. 7 attack that killed 1,200 people, including women, children and elderly. Wood said the resolution's authors declined to condemn Hamas' Oct. He was joined by the foreign ministers of Qatar, Egypt and Saudi Arabia in calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. "Israel is basically doing whatever it wants, in defiance even of its allies, creating a horrific situation in Gaza, and then wants us to come in and clean the mess. "Today's failure to support the call for a humanitarian cease-fire is an endorsement of further killing of Palestinians, further violations of international law, further commitment of war crimes," Safadi said. While Blinken's aides say he wanted to talk about the future of Gaza, once Israel defeats Hamas, Jordan's foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, rejected that approach. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington shortly after the U.S. Several foreign ministers of Arab countries that have been pushing for a cease-fire met U.S. "Unfortunately, nearly all of our recommendations were ignored." Arab countries urge the U.S. 7, increased opportunities for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, encourage the release of hostages and the resumption of humanitarian pauses and laid a foundation for a durable peace," Wood said. The United States vetoed a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war at the United Nations Security Council on Friday. that would have reinforced the life-saving diplomacy we have undertaken since Oct. diplomatic efforts to get more aid into Gaza and free hostages taken by Hamas militants in the Oct. deputy representative to the U.N., Robert Wood, said the resolution was rushed and ignored U.S. against, while the United Kingdom abstained.Īfter the vote, the U.S. The Security Council vote on the resolution, backed by Arab states, had 13 in favor and one - the U.S. The United States vetoed a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war at the United Nations Security Council on Friday. Security Council meeting in New York on Friday. French Ambassador to the United Nations Nicolas de Rivière (center) and other representatives raise their hands in favor of a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza during a U.N.
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