Russia and China veto US-led resolution calling for Israel-Gaza ceasefire as part of deal

(JTA) — A U.S.-led U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza failed on Friday because Russia and China said it was not strong enough, despite being the closest the Biden Administration has come to calling for a pause in the Israel-Hamas war.

The U.S. delegation accused Russia and China, two of the five countries (along with the United States, France and the United Kingdom) that can veto the council’s resolutions, of not backing the resolution because it referred to the attack by Hamas that launched the war on Oct. 7. It was the first of several…