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“If Hamas just handed over the elderly, the women, and the wounded, tomorrow, there would be a six-week ceasefire,” Sullivan said. Why did the U.S. veto previous U.N. ceasefire resolutions?
The US has blocked a Gaza ceasefire draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council - the fourth time it has used its veto power during the conflict to shield its ally, Israel.
In June, the Security Council approved a US-backed ceasefire plan to end the war. Fourteen of the 15 members voted in favor, with only Russia abstaining – the first time the UNSC had endorsed ...
[19] [20] She further demanded of the Security Council to link the release of all hostages to any ceasefire, characterizing the resolution as "non-binding". [5] The US State Department noted that the US abstention did not indicate a change in US policy, and also stated that the US saw the ceasefire resolution as nonbinding. [21]
On 4 March, US vice president Kamala Harris called for "an immediate ceasefire for at least the next six weeks" because of "the immense scale of suffering in Gaza". She said Israel must let more aid into Gaza and called on Hamas to accept a ceasefire deal involving the release of hostages. [ 79 ]
Following the passing of the resolution, pressures were building on the Israeli government to implement a ceasefire with Hamas in order to allow for a prisoners' exchange, which led to a ceasefire starting on 24 November. [3] The ceasefire ended on 30 November with the resumption of combat operations in the Gaza Strip. [4] [5] [6]
The United States on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza, drawing criticism of the Biden administration for once again blocking international action aimed ...
President Biden initially rejected calls for a ceasefire, saying, "As long as Hamas clings to its ideology of destruction, a cease-fire is not peace." [3] Biden instead called for "humanitarian pauses." [4] Eventually he called for temporary ceasefires in February 2024, [5] and then an end to the war by May 2024. [6]