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Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-authored resolution before the U.N. Security Council that set out the “imperative of an immediate and sustained ceasefire” in Gaza, tied to the release of Hamas hostages, and warned against any ground offensive into Rafah.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-sponsored United Nations resolution supporting “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, calling the measure ambiguous and saying it was not the direct demand to end the fighting that much of the world seeks. The vote in the Security Council […]
Russia and China vetoed a U.S.-sponsored resolution at the United Nations Security Council on Friday which would have declared “the imperative of an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war. Russia’s ambassador to the U.N., Vassily Nebenzia, said the draft language did not go far enough, and that the council must “demand” a cease-fire. The […]
A Biden administration effort to ramp up political pressure on Israel by casting an international spotlight on its concerns failed Friday in the United Nations Security Council when Russia and China vetoed a U.S.-sponsored resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza tied to a release of hostages held by Hamas. Algeria also voted against […]
WFP suspends food deliveries to northern Gaza amid ‘chaos’ Larissa Gao The World Food Program announced a pause on food deliveries to northern Gaza because of Israeli operations and the “complete chaos and violence” caused by the collapse of civil order, fueling fears that hunger in the area could intensify. The decision has not “been […]
US vows to veto UN resolution on Gaza truce as Israel bombs Rafah Al Jazeera English Source link
World leaders, international rights groups and United Nations officials have criticised the United States for vetoing a UN resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and failing to halt the war that has killed more than 17,400 Palestinians and about 1,100 people in Israel since October 7. A UN resolution on the pause […]
Israel-Hamas war live: Palestinians slam US veto of UN ceasefire resolution | Israel-Palestine conflict News Al Jazeera English Bowen: US uses veto but pressure for ceasefire is building BBC.com US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease . . .
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FILE – Residents, landowners and supporters of the Hogg Hummock community on Sapelo Island fill a courtroom, Sept. 12, 2023, in Darien, Ga. Two weeks after local officials weakened restrictions that for decades protected the tiny Georgia island community populated by the descendants of enslaved people, its Black residents hope to force a vote that […]