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US tells UN it does not support call for Gaza ceasefire
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A Security Council vote on a resolution drafted by the United Arab Emirates was delayed several hours until 3 p.m. (2000 GMT) - shortly before U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets in Washington with ministers from Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the Palestinian Authority and Turkey.
In Washington, Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi told reporters that if the Security Council fails to adopt the resolution, “it is giving Israel a license to continue with its massacre of Palestinians in Gaza.”
Israel has focused its retaliation against Hamas in Gaza, bombarding it from the air, imposing a siege and launching a ground offensive.
To pass, a resolution needs at least nine votes in favor and no vetoes by the council’s permanent members: the U.S., Russia, China, France or Britain.
“I urge the council to spare no effort to push for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, for the protection of civilians, and for the urgent delivery of lifesaving aid,” Guterres said on Friday.
Guterres - who has long called for a humanitarian ceasefire - made a rare move on Wednesday to formally warn the body of a global threat from the war.
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