Israel-Gaza conflict: U.S. vetoes UN motion calling for pause to deliver humanitarian aid

The U.S. vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that called for a pause in conflict between Israel and Hamas to allow access to the Gaza Strip to deliver humanitarian aid. “Israel has the inherent right of self-defence, as reflected in Article 51 of the UN Charter following previous terrorist attacks by groups such as Al-Qaeda and ISIS. This council reaffirmed that right. This text should have done the same,” U.S. UN ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said.