UN Security Council fails again to address Israel-Hamas war, rejecting US and Russian resolutions

Published October 25, 2023 8:32 PM

By EDITH M. LEDERER
Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has failed again to address the Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza, rejecting rival United States and Russian resolutions. The council is the U.N.’s most powerful body, charged with maintaining international peace and security, but its divisions have left it impotent and scrambling to try to find a resolution with acceptable language. The U.S. draft got 10 “yes” votes but was not adopted because both Russia and China cast vetoes. The Russian draft failed to get a minimum nine “yes” votes because most members abstained. After the votes, Malta said the 10 elected council members will be working on a new proposal.

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