Tuesday, April 22, 2025

U.S. call at UN for Gaza truce linked to hostages blocked

(BBC News) Russia and China have blocked a U.S. draft resolution put to the UN which for the first time called for a ceasefire and hostage releases in Gaza.

While there have been previous attempts by other countries to call for a ceasefire, the US text marked a hardening of its stance towards Israel.

But Russia and China used their veto. Moscow called the text “hypocritical”.

The move by the U.S., Israel’s key ally, comes at a time of growing tensions between them.

Washington has made clear that it expects Israel to lessen the intensity of its offensive in Gaza, where the Hamas-run health ministry says at least 31,988 people — mostly women and children — have been killed since the war began on October 7.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68627272

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