US vetoes UN resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire

ALJAZEERA
8 Dec 2023

US deputy ambassador says an immediate ceasefire in Gaza would ‘only plant the seeds for the next war’.

Palestinians inspect the rubble of the Yassin Mosque destroyed after it was hit by an Israeli air strike at the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, early Monday, October 9 [File: Adel Hana/AP Photo]

 

The United States has vetoed a United Nations Security Council demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the war between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza.

World should make immediate Gaza ceasefire a priority: Saudi foreign minister

ARAB NEWS
December 08, 2023

Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee holds press conference on Gaza ceasefire in Washington. (SPA)

Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee holds press conference on Gaza ceasefire in Washington. (SPA)

• Our message is consistent and clear that we believe that it is absolutely necessary to end the fighting immediately,’ Prince Faisal bin Farhan said
• Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee held joint press conference before meeting with US secretary of state in Washington

WASHINGTON: There must be an immediate end to the fighting in Gaza but governments worldwide do not seem to see it as a priority, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Friday in Washington, adding that there must also be a credible roadmap to establish a Palestinian state.