US “blockade” on French draft resolution on ceasefire in the Middle East

They do not support USA the French draft resolution to the UN Security Council calling for a ceasefire in the Middle East.

The United States “will not support actions that undermine de-escalation efforts” in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the US diplomatic mission to the UN said today. reacting to the French draft resolution in the Security Council on a ceasefire, notes the ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ.

“We were clear and consistent that we are focusing on ongoing intensive diplomatic efforts to end the violence and that we will not support actions that we believe undermine efforts to de-escalate,” a spokeswoman for the US mission told AFP.

It is noted that earlier today, according to a statement from the White House, the American president Joe Biden forwarded to the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a conversation they had today Wednesday (19/5) on his expectation of escalating clashes in Gaza overnight.

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