US Veto Design Of UN Security Council Resolution Urges Ceasefire In Gaza
JAKARTA - The United States has again vetoed a UN Security Council resolution draft urging a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip at a meeting at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, United States on Wednesday local time, as the death toll in the Palestinian enclave continues to grow.
The US used veto rights as a permanent member when the council held a vote on a UN Security Council resolution draft demanding an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip, Palestine; unrestricted access to aid distribution in the enclave; as well as the release of all remaining hostages. detained.
The draft resolution was submitted by members of the council, Algeria, Denmark, Greece, Guyana, Pakistan, Panama, South Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, and Somalia, quoted from UN News, Thursday, June 5.
On the other hand, except for the US, all permanent members of the council, China, France, Russia, and Britain support the draft resolution.
Speaking ahead of the vote, US Ambassador to the United Nations Dorothy Shea described the draft resolution as "unacceptable".
"The US opposition to this resolution should not be surprising, unacceptable because what it says is unacceptable for what it doesn't say, and unacceptable for how it delivers it," Shea said.
#BREAKINGUN Security Council FAILS TO ADOPT draft resolution that would have demanded an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, and the release of all hostages held by Hamas and other groups
Voting resultsIn favor: 14Against: 1 (US) pic.twitter.com/le6tNror30
— UN News (@UN_News_Centre) June 4, 2025
#BREAKINGUN Security Council FAILS TO ADOPT draft resolution that would have demand an immediately, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, and the release of all hosts held by Hamas and other groups
Vote resulting resultsInfavor: 14Against: 1 (US) pic.twitter.com/le6tNror30
"The United States has made it clear," he continued, "we will not support any actions that fail to condemn Hamas and do not call on Hamas to lay off arms and leave Gaza."
He added that Hamas had rejected a number of ceasefire proposals, including one proposal at the weekend that would provide a way to end the conflict and free the remaining hostages.
"We cannot allow the Security Council to respect Hamas' determination," said Shea.
"Hamas and other terrorists must not have a future in Gaza. As Foreign Minister (Marco) Rubio said: 'If the fire coal is still there, it will turn on again as fire'," he said.
It is known that the latest conflict in Gaza broke out on October 7, after a Palestinian militant group led by Hamas attacked Israel's southern region, leaving 1,200 people dead and another 251 held hostage according to Israeli calculations.
Israel responded to this by blocking, airstrikes, and carrying out military operations in the Gaza Strip region.
On January 19, the two countries imposed a ceasefire agreement and exchanged hostages, following a deal reached days earlier between Hamas and Israel through Egyptian, Qatar and US intermediaries.
Israel again carried out a total blockade of all aid on March 2, saying it was carried out to pressure the Hamas group to accept the ceasefire's proposal and release all hostages in the Gaza Strip.
Separately, health sources in Gaza on Wednesday confirmed that the death toll of Palestinians in Gaza since the latest conflict broke out has reached 54,607 people, the majority of children and women, while injured as of 125,341 people, quoted from WAFA.