As expected, the proposed UN resolution on the cease-fire in Gaza failed due to the US veto. The text calling for an “immediate ceasefire in Gaza” was voted for by 13 votes, with one representative of the United Kingdom abstaining.

The United States, a permanent member of the UN Security Council, is the only country that voted against.

A representative of the United Arab Emirates said he was “deeply disappointed” with the result of the vote.

“Let me be clear: against the backdrop of dire warnings from the Secretary-General, appeals from humanitarian organizations, world public opinion, this council is isolating itself,” he said.

US: Ceasefire resolution ‘unbalanced’ and ‘not true’.

US Deputy Ambassador Robert Wood said the proposed resolution was “unbalanced” and “not true”, adding that it would “not move the needle in any way”, according to Sky News.

He called the process leading to the vote “rushed” and without “proper consultation,” but said the U.S. had nevertheless participated “in good faith.”

Amendments proposed by the US to the resolution were ignored, he said, also criticizing the lack of wording condemning the October 7 attacks by Hamas on Israel.

“We are deeply disappointed that the authors of the resolution did not express sympathy for the victims of these terrible attacks, nor condemn their killers. It’s unclear,” said an American official.

The representative says that the call for an unconditional ceasefire is “not only unrealistic, but also dangerous.”

“It would just leave Hamas in place, able to regroup and repeat what it did on October 7,” Wood said.

He added that any ceasefire would be “temporary at best” and would not mean peace.