The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, condemned Washington's use of the veto to thwart a draft resolution presented by Algeria that called for an immediate ceasefire for humanitarian reasons in the Gaza Strip. The official spokesman for the Secretary-General, Jamal Rachdi, reported Aboul Gheit's deep regret, noting that this was the third time since the outbreak of the crisis that the United States intervened to block a resolution aimed at stopping the fighting, which clearly indicates its political and moral responsibility for the continuation of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.
Aboul Gheit emphasized that "the American positions detract from the credibility of the international system and enhance the paralysis witnessed in the United Nations, thereby providing political cover for Israel to continue its aggression amidst the international inability to halt the horrific crimes being committed daily against Palestinian civilians."
Rachdi added that "the draft resolution reflects a balanced position that prioritizes humanitarian dimensions and aims to rescue hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who remain vulnerable to the Israeli killing machine and to starvation and disease should the war continue."
The United States again used its veto power to thwart the Algerian draft resolution in the United Nations Security Council that called for an immediate ceasefire for humanitarian reasons in the Gaza Strip. Thirteen members of the UN Security Council voted in favor of the resolution, while the United States opposed it, and only Britain abstained from voting.
