China has condemned the United States’ veto of a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the ongoing Hamas-Israel conflict in Gaza at the UN Security Council. Beijing said the US decision would send the “wrong message” and effectively give a green signal to the ongoing killings. On Wednesday (February 21), the British media BBC reported the news.
Washington has claimed that Algeria’s proposed cease-fire proposal will complicate negotiations to end the war in Gaza. The United States itself has drafted a proposal. It mentioned the condition of release of all hostages in return for a temporary ceasefire. Besides, warnings have been given against Israeli operations in Rafah.
The United States has been criticized by various countries for vetoing Algeria’s draft resolution. Thirteen of the 15 members of the Security Council voted in favor of the resolution. The United States vetoed and the United Kingdom abstained.
After the US veto, Zhang Jun, the Chinese ambassador to the United Nations, said the claim that Algeria’s proposal would interfere with ongoing diplomatic negotiations was completely unacceptable.
He said, judging by the situation on the ground, an immediate ceasefire is nothing but giving a green signal by indirectly avoiding the ongoing massacres.
He also said that the Gaza war is destabilizing the entire Middle East region. Which is creating the risk of a larger regional war. By de-escalating the war in Gaza, we can put out the inferno in the entire region.
“Unfortunately, the Security Council has failed once again,” Algeria’s UN envoy Amar Bendzama said. Test your conscience, how history will judge you.
US allies also criticized the veto. The French envoy to the United Nations expressed regret that the resolution was not accepted.
But Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US ambassador to the United Nations, claims now is not the time to call for an immediate ceasefire. Negotiations between Hamas and Israel are still ongoing.
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