Hamas has voiced “appreciation” after Russia and China yesterday vetoed a US-led draft resolution on a Gaza ceasefire at the UN Security Council.
The United States put forward a resolution that supported “the imperative of an immediate and sustained ceasefire” and for the first time condemned the October 7 attack by Hamas.
“We express our appreciation for the position of Russia, China and Algeria who rejected the biased American resolution of aggression against our people,” the Iran-backed terror group says in a statement released last night.
Hamas says the draft contained “misleading wording that is complicit” with Israel and “grants it cover and legitimacy to commit a genocidal war against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.”
Algeria, the Arab country currently seated on the Security Council, also voted against the text and co-sponsored a new, tougher draft that is expected to come to a vote on Monday but risks a US veto.
Times of Israel Staff contributed to this report.
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