US Vetoes UN Humanitarian Resolution on Israel-Hamas Conflict

The U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. said the text of the resolution failed to clearly condemn Hamas and affirm Israel’s right of self-defense.

U.S. Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield (center) speaks during a press conference at the United Nations Security headquarters in New York City on Aug. 24, 2023. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

The United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution on Wednesday that would have called for “humanitarian pauses” with the intention of allowing for lifesaving supplies to flow into the Gaza Strip.

Israel has vowed to take out Hamas in the Gaza Strip, while the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday claimed that Hamas was “ready” to release all of its hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip if Israel agreed to end its campaign of airstrikes on the coastal enclave.