'Once again the U.S. cynically used their veto to prevent the U.N. Security Council from acting on Israel and Palestine at a time of unprecedented carnage,' said Human Rights Watch.
The United States on Wednesday vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that condemned violence against civilians in Israel and Gaza and called for 'humanitarian pauses' to allow aid to enter the besieged Palestinian territory. Twelve of 15 members of the U.N. Security Council supported the Brazil-sponsored resolution, including France, Japan, Switzerland, China, and the United Arab Emirates. The United Kingdom and Russia abstained, and the U.S. was the lone no vote.
' 'Though we could not support this resolution, going forward we will continue to work closely with all council members on this pressing issue,' she added. Sérgio França Danese, Brazil's ambassador to the U.N., expressed disappointment in the Security Council's failure to unify around the call for humanitarian pauses and adherence to international law.
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