United Nations Security Council rejects US resolution on Gaza ceasefire Russia used its veto because the country believed the text did not go far enough. Earlier, the US opposed resolutions calling on Hamas and Israel to lay down their arms. China also used its veto. 11 out of fifteen countries voted in favor of the resolution.

Russia accuses the Americans of hypocrisy now that they are in favor of a ceasefire. According to Moscow, Washington is partly responsible for more than 30,000 deaths in the Gaza Strip. Russian UN According to the ambassador, the passage of the resolution is a green light for a future large-scale Israeli attack on Rafah. The US ambassador says Russia and China are using the Security Council as a political tool and voted against it because it was a US resolution.

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China has denied these allegations. The Chinese ambassador said he did not accept the resolution because the text was too vague and disproportionate and did not meet the ‘expectations of the international community’.

For example, Beijing felt that the text was too vague about how a ceasefire could be achieved and that the terms specified by the US were favorable to Israel. The Chinese ambassador believes the resolution speaks too little against a major move in Rafah. French President Emmanuel Macron announced after the vote that France would draft a new resolution.

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Spain is working to recognize a Palestinian state

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced that an agreement has been reached with the leaders of Ireland, Malta and Slovenia to take the first steps towards recognizing a Palestinian state. “Lasting peace and stability in the region can only be achieved by implementing a two-state solution, with Israel and Palestine living side by side, in peace and security,” Sanchez told a press conference after the EU summit in Brussels.

Even without American support

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel will attack Rafah if the US does not support the attack. According to Netanyahu, defeating Hamas is impossible, he said after a meeting with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.