Diplomatic sources reported that the United States is ready to support a UN Security Council resolution on the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territories. After the new amendments, the United States is no longer at risk of issuing a veto.
As a permanent member of the Council, the United States has veto power, as do Russia, China, the United Kingdom, and France.
Negotiations on the resolution continued for two weeks. During their preparation, the United States opposed the draft texts several times. So the word “truce” was always the stumbling block. The United States is a loyal ally of Israel and has objections to the call for this. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that a ceasefire is not an option until Hamas is “eliminated.”
Because of all the negotiations and resistance on the part of the United States, the decision was watered down. He no longer calls for a ceasefire, but rather for “urgent steps to enable safe and unimpeded humanitarian access immediately.” The necessary conditions must also be created for a “permanent cessation of hostilities.”
The vote was postponed again for a day on Thursday. Voting is expected to take place on Friday. US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said, “I do not say how I will vote.” The New York Times. But she added that if the resolution is presented in its current form, “we are prepared to vote in favor of it.”
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