JERUSALEM, Israel – The United States voted to abstain Monday on a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Many in Israel see this as another major break between Israel’s government and the Biden administration over the war to defeat Hamas.
The non-binding Security Council resolution was approved 14-0, with the United States abstaining.
It’s the first Security Council ceasefire demand to pass the resolution since the beginning of the war.
The demand read in part, “An immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan respected by all parties leading to a lasting sustainable ceasefire.”
It also called for “an immediate and unconditional release of all the hostages,” but was not linked with the ceasefire demand.
The resolution did not condemn Hamas or mention the atrocities of October 7th.
Despite the abstention, the White House said it reflected no change in its policy.
“It’s very consistent with everything that we’ve been saying,” said National Security Advisor John Kirby. “We want to get done here and we get to decide what our policy is. The Prime Minister’s office seems to be indicating through public statements that we somehow changed here. We haven’t.”
But after the vote, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a
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