It marks the first use of veto power during US PresidentDonald Trump’s second term in office, and the Council’s first vote on the Gazafile since November when the United States blocked a previous call for aceasefire.
Backed by 14 other Security Council members, the resolutionalso pressed for the “immediate and unconditional lifting of all restrictionson the entry and distribution of humanitarian aid to Gaza,” demanding safe,wide-scale, and unobstructed delivery, including through UN channels.
British Ambassador Barbara Woodward voiced her country’ssupport for the resolution, stating, “The unbearable situation in Gaza mustend. We are determined to see an end to this war, the release of hostages heldby Hamas, and relief for the catastrophic humanitarian situation facingPalestinians in Gaza.”
The last resolution adopted by the Council dates back toJune 2024, when members backed a US-proposed multi-phase ceasefire planinvolving the release of Israeli detainees in Gaza. That ceasefire only tookeffect in January 2025.
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