The United States has announced that it will veto an Algerian resolution calling for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” at the United Nations Security Council.
The United States has announced that it will block another resolution that will soon be introduced at the United Nations by Israel calling for a ceasefire in the war in Gaza.
Algeria proposed a new resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday calling for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” between Israel and the Palestinian organization Hamas, which rules Gaza, but also called for an “immediate and He also demanded a conditional release. Of all the hostages. ”
“Even if it were put to a vote as drafted, it would not be adopted,” U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said in a statement on Saturday.
The envoy said the resolution could be “contrary to” goals that Washington says can be achieved through diplomacy in negotiations between Israel and Hamas, which are also being mediated by Qatar and Egypt.
A possible deal has been discussed for several weeks and proposes a week-long truce, during which Israeli prisoners held in Gaza would be exchanged for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons and besieged. More humanitarian supplies can flow into the Gaza Strip.
Negotiations appeared to have stalled last week when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Hamas' demands “ridiculous,” but mediator Qatar said they were not promising.
“The board has an obligation that any action we take in the coming days will increase the pressure on Hamas to accept the proposals on the table,” Thomas-Greenfield said.
The United States has used its veto power dozens of times to support Israel in the Security Council. The country has taken such steps several times since the war began on October 7, most recently in early December when it vetoed a cease-fire resolution proposed by the United Arab Emirates.
The Security Council resolution was passed in late December, but it was harshly criticized by human rights groups and others as a “watered down'' version of the original proposal.
Algeria's proposal to vote on a new resolution raises concerns that Israel is planning a ground invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza, home to some 1.4 million Palestinians who have been evacuated from other areas since October. It was issued amid growing concerns. Aid agencies and the United Nations have warned that a ground attack on Rafah could have devastating consequences.
