Tag: Israel-Palestine conflict

UN Security Council Stalemate as Russia and China Veto US Resolution on Israel-Palestine Conflict

Jan 2, 2024

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by

Roselyn Sarita

in US-Russia

In a diplomatic deadlock, Russia and China blocked a US-proposed UN Security Council resolution addressing the Israel-Palestine conflict in the Gaza Strip. The US draft sought to alleviate the worsening humanitarian crisis by calling for pauses in the violence to facilitate aid access. Despite 10 members voting in favor and Brazil and Mozambique abstaining, the…