Gaza ceasefire: US proposal vetoed by Russia

Russia and China  vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution on Gaza proposed by the United States.

The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 11 members in favor, three against and one abstention. Russia and China exercised their vetoes, Algeria also voted against and Guyana abstained.

The United States, Israel's main ally which has vetoed previous ceasefire calls, put forward the resolution which for the first time would have supported ‘the imperative of an immediate and sustained ceasefire’ and condemned the October 7 attack by Hamas.

Russia's ambassador, Vasily Nebenzia, said that the United States was doing nothing to rein in Israel, mocking Washington for speaking of a ceasefire after “Gaza has been virtually wiped off the face of the Earth.”

“We have observed a typical hypocritical spectacle,” he said.