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U.S. vetoes U.N. Security Council resolution, citing failure to condemn Hamas
Summary
The U.S. Department of State said it used its Security Council veto on a resolution it said targeted Israel while failing to demand Hamas disarm, and reiterated U.S. support for delivery of aid to Gaza and for a diplomatic push toward a ceasefire.
The US Department of State, in a statement, said the United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution because it “targeted Israel and failed to condemn Hamas,” and because the measure would have “undermined meaningful diplomatic efforts to reach a ceasefire.”
The statement said the resolution “created a false equivalency between a sovereign nation and a terrorist group” and reiterated that “we will not support any resolution that fails to demand Hamas disarm, leave Gaza, and release all hostages,…
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