The Israeli Government has accused UN Secretary General António Guterres of siding with Hamas with its call for a ceasefire in Gaza. “He Guterres’ call to side with Hamas and requesting a ceasefire disgraces their position,” Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen wrote on the social network war in Ukraine nor (…) in Syria, is another example of Guterres’s partial and unilateral position.”

“A ceasefire at this time would prevent the collapse of the terrorist organization Hamas, which is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity, and would allow it to continue ruling the Gaza Strip,” warned Cohen, who also expressed, his thanks to the United States “for your support in continuing the fight to bring the hostages home and eliminate the terrorist organization Hamas, which will bring a better future to the region.”

Along the same lines, Israel’s Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, has stated on the same social network that “a ceasefire is giving a reward to Hamas“Support Israel in our mission: we are fighting for our future and we are fighting for the free world,” he said. Gallant also thanked the United States for “its bold leadership” in support of Israel.

Hamas, in a statement, condemned “Washington’s veto against a draft resolution in the UN Security Council that demands a ceasefire in Gaza. We consider it a immoral and inhuman position“Thus, the Islamist group showed its gratitude to the countries in favor of the cessation of hostilities, among which it cited Russia, China and “the Arab Group.”

Gueterres He called on Friday for something to stop the fire in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza after invoking article 99 of the United Nations charter, which enables the secretary general to address the Security Council in extraordinary situations.

The United States vetoed that request considering that if Israel laid down its weapons, Hamas would continue to hold hostages and maintain control over the Strip. The resolution had been presented by the United Arab Emirates, was sponsored by 97 member countries and supported by 13 members of the Council, with the United Kingdom abstaining.

In the more than two months of war, the Security Council has voted on several occasions other resolutions to call for an end to the conflict, with vetoes crossed by the United States and Russia, and only on November 15 did it manage to agree on a call for “humanitarian pauses” in aid to civilians in Gaza. However, the only declared truce, of seven dayswas not the result of that resolution, but of indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas with the mediation of Qatar and the United States to exchange hostages in the hands of the Islamist group for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons.

Arab countries and China express their “discontent” over the US veto

Arab countries have expressed their “displeasure” over the second US veto of a Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, and have demanded that Washington “assume its responsibilities” pto promote a truce in the Palestinian enclave.

The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Turkey and Palestine have expressed in a joint statement their “dissatisfaction with the use of the veto by the United States, which prevented the issuance of a resolution of the Security Council of the UN” for a humanitarian truce.

The heads of diplomacy of these countries issued the statement after meeting in Washington with the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, to whom they demanded that the US “assume its responsibilities and take the necessary measures to push the Israeli occupation towards a ceasefire.” immediate”. Likewise, they reiterated their rejection of “the continued aggression of the Israeli occupation forces against the Palestinian people“, as well as the refusal to “forced displacement operations” that Israel “seeks to implement” in the Gaza Strip, while they recalled “the importance of adhering to international humanitarian law.”

For his part, the Secretary General of the Arab League, Ahmed Abulgueit, thanked the 97 countries that sponsored the resolution and the 13 members of the Security Council for “believing in respect for international law.” “Unfortunately, the Security Council was prevented from adopting the correct political and moral stance to stop this insane aggression,” Abulgueit said on X (formerly Twitter).

China has also expressed its “deep disappointment” with the second US veto of a UN Security Council resolution to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, presented by the United Arab Emirates and sponsored by 97 member countries in just 24 hours.

The proposal “reflects the universal call of the international community and represents the correct direction for the restoration of peace,” said the Chinese ambassador to the UN, Zhang Jun, quoted by state television ‘CGTN’. “China fully supports this and has joined the push for this draft resolution,” added Zhang, who has accused Washington of employing a “double standard” when talking about the protection of women, children and human rights while at the same time “consents” to the continuation of the conflict. Likewise, Zhang has called on Israel to end the “collective punishment on the people of Gaza”.