A UN Security Council attempt to demand a ceasefire in Gaza was blocked by the US on Wednesday, claiming it would have given Hamas more confidence.
The resolution called for "the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages" as well as "an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group.
However, the resolution "was not a path to peace, it was a road map to more terror, more suffering, and more bloodshed," according to Danny Danon, Israel's ambassador to the UN.
"A lot of you tried to push this injustice through. We appreciate the US using its veto power.
The United States' continued presence at the UN, according to Robert Wood, deputy ambassador, required "a linkage between a ceasefire and the release of hostages."
Hamas militants' October 7, 2023, cross-border raid on Israel, which killed 1,206 persons, primarily civilians, according to an AFP count of Israeli official estimates, set off the war.
In Gaza, which is governed by Hamas, the health ministry said that 43,985 individuals, mostly civilians, had died in the ensuing conflict. The numbers are deemed credible by the United Nations.
The Israeli military claims that 34 of the 251 hostages taken during the October 7 attack are dead, while 97 are still in Gaza.
Nearly all of Gaza's 2.4 million residents have been forced to leave their homes.
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