The United States will veto another draft resolution of the UN Security Council on a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, prepared by Algeria, if it is submitted to the Security Council for consideration.
The US vetoes the UN Security Council resolution on Gaza
The United States will veto another Security Council draft resolution on Gaza.
This was stated by the US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
According to her, the US is actively working on an agreement between Israel and Hamas, which would provide for the release of hostages and a ceasefire for at least six weeks.
Over the past week, President Biden has spoken repeatedly with Prime Minister Netanyahu, as well as the leaders of Egypt and Qatar, to advance the deal. While gaps remain, key elements are already on the table.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Ambassador of the United States to the United Nations
She believes the deal is the best opportunity to free the hostages and "ensure a lasting pause in hostilities that will allow more vital food, water, fuel, medicine and other essentials to reach the Palestinian civilian population who desperately need them."
However, the draft resolution proposed by the Algerian delegation "will not achieve these results and may even go against them," the post-predator noted.
For this reason, the United States does not support a vote on this draft resolution. If it is put to a vote in this form, it will not be approved.
Thomas-Greenfield also called on the UN Security Council to increase pressure on Hamas to accept an offer to release the hostages in exchange for a pause in hostilities.
This week, representatives of Arab countries at the UN declared their support for the Algerian draft resolution, which calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid.
Hamas responded to the ceasefire agreement in Gaza
Details of Hamas's response were not disclosed, but Qatar, which helped broker a proposal handed to Hamas last week that also includes the release of hostages held in Gaza, said the response provided "optimism."
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who is on a tour of the Middle East, said Washington was considering Hamas' response and that he would discuss it with Israeli officials during his visit to the country on Wednesday.
There is still a lot of work ahead, but we continue to believe that an agreement is possible and indeed necessary, he said at a press conference in Doha with the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
After Hamas released a statement saying it had given its response to the ceasefire proposal, Sheikh Mohammed said it was a "positive response" but declined to provide further details.
The proposed deal, hammered out more than a week ago by US and Israeli intelligence chiefs at a meeting with the Egyptians and Qataris, would see the remaining hostages held by militants in Gaza released in exchange for a long pause in hostilities.
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