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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Ali Harb

‘Not enough’: Why the US did not veto a Gaza ceasefire resolution at the UN

US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks at the UN headquarters in New York City on March 25 [Andrew Kelly/Reuters]

Washington, DC – On three separate occasions, the United States has used its veto power to scuttle United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions aimed at bringing a ceasefire to war-torn Gaza.

That streak ended on Monday, when the administration of President Joe Biden decided not to veto the latest ceasefire resolution, allowing it to pass by abstaining from the vote instead.

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