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US Vetoes UN Ceasefire Resolution for Gaza, Triggering Global Criticism

Diplomats are set to bring a humanitarian-focused resolution to the UN General Assembly after the veto.

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.
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)
US Charge d'affaires to the United Nations Dorothy Shea speaks during a U.N. Security Council meeting to vote on a resolution calling for a ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access in Gaza, at the U.N. headquarters in New York City on June 4, 2025.

Overview

  • On June 4, the United States cast the sole veto against a UN Security Council draft calling for an immediate, unconditional and permanent Gaza ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian aid access.
  • Acting US Ambassador Dorothy Shea said the resolution’s failure to condemn Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack and demand its disarmament and hostage release made it unacceptable.
  • Fourteen council members including Britain, China and France criticized the veto as they warned Gaza’s more than 2 million residents face catastrophic shortages after over 54,000 deaths.
  • Israel’s government praised Washington’s move as crucial to maintaining pressure on Hamas, which condemned the veto for demonstrating American bias.
  • The US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation temporarily halted food deliveries this week after dozens of Palestinians were killed near distribution sites, underlining the dire environment for relief operations.