The United States vetoed again this Tuesday (20) a proposed resolution by the United Nations (UN) Security Council on the war between Israel and Hamas, blocking the demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.
Thirteen council members voted in favor of the text drafted by Algeria, while the United Kingdom abstained. This was the third US veto since the fighting began on October 7.
“A vote in favor of this draft resolution is support for the Palestinians’ right to life. On the other hand, voting against implies an endorsement of the brutal violence and collective punishment inflicted on them,” Algeria's UN ambassador, Amar Bendjama, told the council before the vote.
US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield had signaled on Saturday that the country would veto the draft resolution due to concerns that the decision could harm negotiations between the US, Egypt, Israel and Qatar, which are seeking to broker a pause in the war and the release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
“Any action this council takes at this time should help, not hinder, these sensitive and ongoing negotiations. And we believe that the resolution that is being discussed now would, in fact, have a negative impact on these negotiations,” Thomas-Greenfield told the council before the vote.
“Demanding an immediate and unconditional ceasefire without an agreement that requires Hamas to release hostages will not bring lasting peace. Instead, it could prolong the fighting between Hamas and Israel,” she said.
The US has since proposed a draft resolution calling for a temporary ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas and opposing a major ground offensive by its ally Israel in Rafah, according to the text seen by Reuters. The commission said it plans to allow time for negotiations and will not rush to vote.
Until now, Washington has been averse to the word ceasefire in any UN resolution on the war between Israel and Hamas, but the US text echoes language that President Joe Biden said he used last week in talks with the Prime Minister. Israeli Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The draft US resolution calls on the Security Council to “emphasize its support for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza as soon as practicable, based on the formula of the release of all hostages, and calls for the lifting of all barriers to the provision of humanitarian assistance at scale.”
The resolution drafted by Algeria and vetoed by the US did not link the ceasefire to the release of the hostages. It separately demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.
Source: CNN Brasil
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