The American government was the only one of the 15 countries of the UN Security Council that rejected the proposal and therefore was annulled.
For the negative vote of the government of USAthe resolution of UN Security Council that demanded a ceasefire immediate and humanitarian access without restrictions in the Gaza Strip It was vetoed. From the White House They argued that the measure I would have weakened diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict.
This was the first vote of the agency of 15 members about the situation in the Palestinian enclave since November, when the United States government, at that time with Joe Biden In front, he also blocked the motion that he asked to put an end to hostilities. Therefore, it is the first time that the administration of Donald Trump It makes use of veto power, the right that only the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council can be exercised (China, France, Russia, United Kingdom and the United States).
Anyway, the text shows the growing international pressures on the government of Benjamin Netanyahu to put an end to the war in Gaza.
What proposed the resolution rejected by the United States
The resolution that voted the Security Council demanded a cessation “immediate, unconditional and permanent” in Gaza that should be respected by all the parties involved in the conflict. In addition, the text claimed the “immediate, dignified and unconditional liberation of all hostages in the hands of Hamas and other groups.” On the other hand, the UN proposal emphasized that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is “catastrophic.”
In the event that this resolution had been approved, Israel would have been forced to raise all restrictions at the entry of humanitarian aid in Loop.
Cross postures: the arguments of US ambassadors, Palestine and Israel
The ambassador of USA before the UN, Dorothy Sheahe maintained before the vote that the resolution “It would undermine diplomatic efforts to reach a ceasefire that reflects the realities on the ground and embolden Hamas”. In addition, he criticized that the text established a “False equivalence between Israel and Hamas.”
For his part, the Palestinian ambassador to the UN, Riyad Mansourhe urged the Security Council to act and warned that “history will judge everyone on how much it was made to stop this crime against the Palestinian people.”
Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, also spoke about the resolution before the vote, and criticized that “Does not advance in humanitarian reliefbut Socava ”. He also pointed out that he ignores the “The only game that continues to endanger civilians in Gaza: Hamas.”
Source: Ambito
