On February 19, diplomats said that the United Nations Security Council may vote on the humanitarian ceasefire resolution proposed by Algeria on the 20th local time, but the United States hinted that it would implement a veto in the vote.
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According to Reuters, Algeria presented its preliminary draft resolution about two weeks ago. According to diplomatic sources, the Algerian side asked the Security Council to vote on the 20th local time. For a UN Security Council resolution to pass, it needs at least nine votes in favor, and the United States, Britain, France, China, and Russia cannot veto it all of them.
However, regarding the draft, the US ambassador to the UN, Thomas Greenfield, believes that this could jeopardize "sensitive negotiations" aimed at bringing about a pause in the conflict. "The United States does not support action on this draft resolution," the statement said. If it were to be voted on in accordance with the draft, it would not be adopted. ”
Reuters reported that since October 7, 2023, the United States has repeatedly vetoed the Security Council's actions, while the United States has also abstained twice, allowing the Security Council to pass resolutions aimed at strengthening humanitarian assistance to Gaza, as well as resolutions calling for an urgent and long-term humanitarian ceasefire.
On October 16, 2023, the United Nations Security Council voted on a humanitarian draft resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian issue proposed by Russia, and five countries, China, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Mozambique and Gabon, voted in favor of the draft resolution, but the draft resolution was not adopted due to the opposition of the United States and the United Kingdom and other countries. On October 18 of the same year, the United States again vetoed a draft resolution of the United Nations Security Council, which called for a temporary ceasefire for humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip.