US Vetoes Sixth Gaza Ceasefire Resolution at UN Amid Ongoing Genocide

New York (QNN)- The United States exercised its veto power at the United Nations Security Council for the sixth time over the nearly two-year Israeli genocide to block a resolution calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza.

The resolution, approved by 14 of the 15 members of the council on Thursday, called for an “immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza respected by all parties”, the release of all captives and a lifting of restrictions on humanitarian aid into Gaza.

Drafted by the council’s 10 elected members, the resolution went further than previous iterations to highlight what diplomats called the “catastrophic” humanitarian situation in Gaza after nearly two years of war in the Gaza Strip, which has killed at least 65,141 people, according to Palestinian Health Ministry, and a nearly-total Israeli blockade on aid entering the enclave.

The United States vetoed the effort. It was the sixth time the US had cast a veto in the Security Council over the nearly two-year Israeli genocide aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza.

Hamas condemned Washington’s move, calling it “blatant complicity in the crime of genocide”.

The group praised the 10 countries that sponsored the resolution and urged them to increase pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to halt its assault.

Meanwhile, the Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, said that Israel needed “no justification” for its war on Gaza. He thanked Ortagus for exercising the US veto.

Members of UNSC also condemned the US veto. Here are some more reactions:

Palestine’s Riyad Mansour:

“Unfortunately, the Council remains silent at a great cost for its credibility and authority. This demonstrates that when it comes to atrocity crimes, the use of the veto should simply not be allowed.”

Somalia’s Abukar Osman:

“Time and again, this council has been blocked from action, invoking, sometimes explicit, more often unspoken, dangerous language and dangerous logic that the suffering of some is more tolerable than the suffering of others and that the lives of certain people matter less. It’s a notion that has stained our history before and is one we must reject.”

Pakistan’s Asim Iftikhar Ahmad:

“Today’s failure sends a dangerous message that the lives of 2 million besieged Palestinians are deemed expendable and can be subordinated to political considerations. Every hour of obstruction deepens the wound and aggravates the suffering of the people of Gaza.”

UK’s Barbara Woodward:

“We need a ceasefire more than ever, and yet Israel’s reckless expansion of its military operation takes us further away from a deal which could bring the hostages home and end the suffering in Gaza.”

Algeria’s Amar Bendjama:

“Forgive us, in particular in Gaza, where fire consumes, where rubber suffocates, forgive us, because this council could not save your children. Because Israel is shielded, because it is immune. Immune, not by international law, but by the bias of this international system.”