00:00 The United States on Tuesday vetoed an Arab-backed UN resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian
00:05 ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas in the besieged Gaza Strip.
00:10 The proposal, which received 13 votes in favor with the United Kingdom abstaining, also rejected
00:16 the forcibly displacement of the Palestinian civilian population in violation of international
00:21 law and demanded the immediate cessation of such violations and the immediate and unconditional
00:27 release of all hostages.
00:29 It also called for unrestricted humanitarian access to and throughout the Gaza Strip.
00:34 U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield insisted that approval of the Algerian proposal could
00:40 jeopardize ongoing negotiations.
00:43 This is the third time that the Security Council, whose resolutions are binding, has failed
00:48 to reach a joint statement calling for a ceasefire in Gaza because of a U.S. veto.
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