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US Vetoes UN Ceasefire Resolution for Failing to Condemn Hamas

The decision stalls a widely backed ceasefire due to demands for explicit Hamas disarmament

Protesters in Tel Aviv on May 24 demand the release of Israeli hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas.
People move past destroyed buildings as smoke billows following an Israeli strike in Jabalya, in northern Gaza, on May 25.
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Palestinian women gather at a hot meal distribution point in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, June 4, 2025. The US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) group operating aid sites in the Gaza Strip announced the temporary closure of the facilities on June 4, following a string of deadly incidents near the distribution sites it operates that have sparked condemnation from the United Nations. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP) (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)

Overview

  • The Security Council voted 14–1 in favor of an immediate, unconditional and permanent Gaza ceasefire before the US cast its lone veto on June 4, 2025.
  • Acting US Ambassador Dorothy Shea said the resolution was unacceptable because it omitted any condemnation of Hamas and did not require the group to disarm and withdraw from Gaza.
  • Israel’s UN envoy Danny Danon praised the veto for refusing to legitimize a measure he said would have rewarded Hamas and abandoned hostages.
  • Hamas officials denounced the US action as proof of American bias and argued it undermines international efforts to end the Gaza hostilities.
  • Gaza health authorities report over 54,000 Palestinian deaths in the conflict while the UN and aid groups criticize the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation for non-neutral aid distribution.