BEIJING: China expressed \u201cstrong disappointment\u201d over the United States blocking a draft United Nations Security Council resolution on the Israel-Hamas war calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, Xinhua said on Wednesday, citing its UN representative Zhang Jun.<\/p>\n
The United States on Tuesday vetoed for the third time a draft United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution, blocking a demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire as it instead pushes the 15-member body toward a rival draft that calls for a temporary ceasefire linked to the release of hostages held by Hamas.<\/p>\n
Algeria\u2019s Ambassador to the United Nations Amar Bendjama votes in favor as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield vetoes a vote on a UN Security Council resolution to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at UN headquarters in New York, US, February 20, 2024. (REUTERS)
\nThe US has said the draft resolution put forward by Algeria could jeopardize \u201csensitive negotiations\u201d between US, Egypt, Israel and Qatar aimed at brokering a pause in fighting and securing the release of hostages.
\n\u201cChina expresses its strong disappointment at and dissatisfaction with the US veto,\u201d Xinhua said, citing Zhang who urged the UNSC to push for a ceasefire calling it a \u201cmoral obligation that the council cannot shy away from.\u201d
\n\u201cThe US veto sends a wrong message, pushing the situation in Gaza into a more dangerous one,\u201d said Zhang, adding that objection to ceasefire in Gaza is \u201cnothing different from giving the green light to the continued slaughter.\u201d
\nZhang said the spillover of the conflict is destabilising the Middle East region, raising risks of a wider war.
\n\u201cOnly by extinguishing the flames of war in Gaza can the world prevent the fires of hell from engulfing the entire region,\u201d Xinhua cited him as saying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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