Gaza war: China, Russia veto US resolution

Despite mounting atrocities in Gaza, the U.N Security Council remains deadlocked.

The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 11 members in favour and three against, including Algeria, the Arab representative on the council.

A key issue in the vote was the language that said the Security Council “determines the imperative of an immediate and sustained cease-fire.” The phrasing was not a straightforward “demand” or “call” to halt hostilities.

Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said Moscow supports an immediate cease-fire, but he criticized the language of the resolution, which he called philosophical wording that does not belong in a U.N?

China’s Ambassador Zhang Jun said that the most urgent action the Council should take is calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, in line with the wishes of the UN General Assembly and the UN Secretary-General.

10 elected members of the Security Council have put their resolution in a final form to be voted on

Russia’s ambassador Nebenzia urged council members to support it, but his US counterpart Thomas-Greenfield said the text’s current form “fails to support sensitive diplomacy in the region