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Russia, China block US Security Council resolution backing Israeli right to self-defense
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Palestinian UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour, background right, addresses members of the UN Security Council at the United Nations headquarters, New York, October 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Russia and China have used their vetos to block a UN Security Council resolution drafted by the United States, which condemned Hamas, expressed support for Israel’s right to self-defense and called for the immediate release of all hostages.
China’s representative says Beijing opposes the resolution because it does not call for an immediate ceasefire.
The United Arab Emirates also voted against the US resolution along with Russia and China.
England, Switzerland, Malta, Japan, Ghana, Gabon, France, Ecuador and Albania voted with the United States.
Mozambique and Brazil abstained.
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