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US vetoes UN resolution calling for ‘humanitarian pause’ in Gaza during Israel-Hamas war

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. vetoed a U.N. resolution Wednesday to condemn all violence against civilians in the Israel-Hamas war and to urge humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza. U.S. Ambass…

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KESQ Palm Springs
US vetoes Security Council call for ‘humanitarian pause’ in Israel-Hamas war (opens KESQ Palm Springs)
Published Oct 17, 2023
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By Caitlin Hu and Richard Roth, CNN (CNN) — The United States has vetoed a draft resolution at the UN Security Council which called for a humanitarian pause in besieged Gaza – sparking more criticism of political paralysis in the powerful global body.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
US vetoes UN resolution condemning Hamas’ attacks on Israel and all violence against civilians (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Published Oct 17, 2023
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U.S. ambassador criticized the resolution for not saying anything about Israel’s right to self-defense.
Madison
US vetoes UN resolution condemning all violence against civilians in Israel-Hamas war (opens Madison)
Published Oct 17, 2023
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The United States has vetoed a U.N. resolution that would have condemned all violence against civilians in the Israel-Hamas war and urged humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza.
KEYT Santa Barbara
US vetoes UN resolution condemning all violence against civilians in Israel-Hamas war | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)
Published Oct 17, 2023
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US vetoes UN resolution condemning all violence against civilians in Israel-Hamas war
The Times of Israel
US vetoes Gaza war UN resolution that doesn’t stress Israeli right to self-defense (opens The Times of Israel)
Published Oct 17, 2023
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Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield tells Security Council that, 'like every nation in the world, Israel has the inherent right' to defend itself against attacks
Digital Journal
US vetoes UN resolution on Israel-Hamas war (opens Digital Journal)
Published Oct 17, 2023
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The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Wednesday calling for a "humanitarian pause" in the raging Israel-Hamas conflict as the text
The Guardian
US vetoes UN’s call for ‘humanitarian pause’ and corridors into Gaza (opens The Guardian)
Published Oct 17, 2023
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Ambassador says text was unacceptable as it did not mention Israel’s right to self-defence
New York Times
The U.S. vetoes a Security Council resolution on the Israel-Hamas conflict. (opens New York Times)
Published Oct 17, 2023
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The American ambassador said the U.S. couldn’t support a measure that didn’t mention Israel’s right to self-defense.
Al Jazeera
US vetoes UN resolution calling for humanitarian pause in Israel-Hamas war (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Oct 17, 2023
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US ambassador says draft resolution did not do enough to underscore Israel’s right to self-defence.
PBS NewsHour
U.S. vetoes UN resolution condemning all violence against civilians in Israel-Hamas war (opens PBS NewsHour)
Published Oct 17, 2023
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U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that Biden is in the region engaging in diplomacy and "we need to let that diplomacy play out." She criticized the resolution for not saying anything about Israel's right to self-defense.
WGN Chicago
US vetoes UN resolution calling for ‘humanitarian pause’ in Gaza during Israel-Hamas war (opens WGN Chicago)
Published Oct 18, 2023
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. vetoed a U.N. resolution Wednesday to condemn all violence against civilians in the Israel-Hamas war and to urge humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza. U.S. Ambass…
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
U.S. leads veto of Gaza relief effort at U.N. (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
Published Oct 18, 2023
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The U.S. vetoed a U.N. resolution Wednesday to condemn all violence against civilians in the Israel-Hamas war and to urge humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, saying it was too early to craft an appropriate Security Council response to the crisis.

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