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US vetoes UN Security Council action on Israel, Gaza

By Michelle Nichols, October 19, 2023

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 18 (Reuters) – The United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Wednesday that would have called for humanitarian pauses in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants to allow humanitarian aid access to the Gaza Strip.

The vote on the Brazilian-drafted text was twice delayed in the last couple of days as the United States tries to broker aid access to Gaza. Twelve members voted in favor of the draft text on Wednesday, while Russia and Britain abstained……………………………………………………………………

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to allow for the release of hostages and humanitarian aid access to Gaza. https://www.reuters.com/world/us-vetoes-un-security-council-action-israel-gaza-2023-10-18/–*Israel #Palestine #nuclear #antinuclear #nuclearfree #NoNukes

October 24, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics international, USA