The US has blocked a resolution calling for Israel to allow humanitarian corridors into the Gaza Strip, a pause in the fighting and the lifting of an order for civilians to leave the north of the besieged territory, by using its veto at the UN security council.
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The text – supported by 12 of the 15 members of the security council on Wednesday – contained criticism of 'heinous terrorist crimes by Hamas' and made no direct reference of Israel. In an attempt to win US support, the draft resolution did not explicitly call for a ceasefire, instead referencing a 'humanitarian pause'.
But the US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said the resolution, carefully crafted by Brazilian diplomats, was unacceptable because it made no mention of Israel’s right to self-defence. The UK and Russia abstained.
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