The United States has vetoed an Arab-backed U.N. resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in the embattled Gaza Strip.

The United States vetoed an Arab-backed U.N. resolution Tuesday demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in the embattled Gaza Strip.

The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 13-1 with the United Kingdom abstaining

It was the third U.S. veto of a Security Council resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza.

  • Hegar@kbin.social
    411·
    7 months ago

    “Arab-backed”?

    The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 13-1 with the United Kingdom abstaining, reflecting the strong support from countries around the globe

    • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      7 months ago

      The wording is indeed weird. And many other western news outlets such as The Guardian used the exact same wording.