Overview

• All 14 other Security Council members backed the measure, which also called for unrestricted humanitarian access and for Israel to lift aid limits.
• U.S. officials argued the text failed to condemn Hamas or affirm Israel's right to self-defense, describing the effort as designed to trigger a veto.
• Russia denounced the Council's paralysis after repeated U.S. vetoes and warned that the October 7 attack should not justify collective punishment of Palestinian civilians.
• China's foreign minister, Wang Yi, called for an urgent comprehensive cease-fire and said Gaza and the West Bank are inalienable Palestinian territories requiring Palestinian-led governance.
• The vote came as reports cited a catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza, including famine warnings and a renewed Israeli ground operation in Gaza City.