US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire. US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield defended the American actions immediately before the vote in the most powerful UN body.
The adoption of a resolution could have led to “the fighting between Hamas and Israel expanding” It's about forcing Hamas to agree to a deal with Israel, she said. “Sometimes tough diplomacy takes more time than any of us would like,” said Thomas- greenfield. The USA's blockade stance has recently caused increasing frustration among the vast majority of the 15 council members.