It was the 15-member body's first vote on the situation since November, when the United States -- a key Israeli ally -- also blocked a text calling for an end to fighting.
He said Washington would not support any text that “draws a false equivalence between Israel and Hamas, or disregards Israel’s right to defend itself.
The draft resolution had demanded “an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza respected by all parties.”
Hamas, whose unprecedented attack inside Israel on October 7, 2023 sparked the war, condemned the “disgraceful” US veto, reiterating accusations of “genocide” in Gaza, something Israel vehemently rejects.
'Moral stain'
China’s ambassador to the UN Fu Cong said: “today’s vote result once again exposes that the root cause of the council’s inability to quell the conflict in Gaza is the repeated obstruction by the US.”
Israel has faced mounting international pressure to end its war in Gaza.
The United Nations, which warned last month the entire population in the besieged Palestinian territory was at risk of famine, said trickle was far from enough to meet the humanitarian needs.
“The Council was prevented from shouldering its responsibility, despite the fact that most of us seem to be converging on one view,“ said France’s ambassador to the UN Jerome Bonnafont.
Israel’s ambassador to the UN Danny Danon however said that the Palestinian plan to put the resolution to a vote at the General Assembly, where no country can veto it, was pointless, telling countries “don’t waste more of your energy.”
“The United Nations must return to its original purpose-promoting peace and security-and stop these performative actions,“ Rubio said.
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