President Joe Biden speaks at the Intel Ocotillo Campus in Chandler, Arizona, on March 20, 2024.
he U.S. tried and failed to pass a UN Security Council resolution on Friday calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza linked to talks over a Hamas-Israel hostage deal. China and Russia both voted to veto the resolution.
Here’s what we know about the resolution, and how it connects to the U.S. strategy toward Israel and Gaza.The U.S. wanted the UN Security Council to call for a ceasefire aimed at protecting civilians, allowing for the delivery of aid, and supporting the ongoing diplomatic talks to release Israeli hostages.
The resolution failed to pass when China and Russia both used their veto powers on the council to block it. Eleven out of fifteen countries on the council voted in favor. Algeria voted “no” because it viewed the resolution as not going far enough because it didn’t call for an immediate end to hostilities. Guyana abstained, saying the resolution should have unequivocally demanded a ceasefire.China and Russia are using rising frustrations over the war in Gaza to try to drive a wedge between the U.
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that the resolution was intended to increase attention on the diplomacy needed to bring Hamas and Israel to an agreement over aid deliveries, hostage releases and a ceasefire. On March 5, Biden said, “we need the ceasefire.” But the terms of a ceasefire are “in the hands of Hamas right now. The Israelis have been cooperating. There’s an offer out there that’s rational,” Biden said.
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