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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Namita Singh

UN Security Council delays Gaza ceasefire vote in bid to avoid US veto

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A United Nations Security Council (UNSC) vote to spur more humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza was delayed by another day on Tuesday as talks continued to try and avoid a third US veto of action over the two-month-long Israel-Hamas war.

While intense negotiations were underway ahead of an expected vote on a resolution drafted by the United Arab Emirates on Monday, it has repeatedly been delayed as diplomats continued to negotiate behind closed doors to get the Joe Biden administration to abstain or vote in favor of the resolution – allowing the measure to pass.

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