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BREAKING: Netanyahu cancels the departure of an Israeli delegation for talks at the White house about Rafah after the U.S. abstains on a security council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) March 25, 2024
Netanyahu cancels White House talks on Rafah after U.S. allows cease-fire resolution to pass at U.N.
The U.S. abstained from a U.N. Security Council resolution that called for a cease-fire through Ramadan, while calling for release of Israeli hostages
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi’s meetings in the White House set for this week after the U.S. failed to veto a call for an immediate cease-fire in the U.N. Security Council on Monday.
The U.N. Security Council presented a resolution authored by the 10 non-permanent members of the body, calling for “an immediate cease-fire for the month of Ramadan respected by all parties leading to a lasting sustainable ceasefire” as well as “the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, as well as ensuring humanitarian access.” It did not, however, condition the cease-fire on the release of the hostages.
The U.S. abstained from the cease-fire vote, allowing it to pass with support from the 14 other members of the Security Council. Afterward, U.S. officials argued that the resolution did tie the demand for the cease-fire to the call for the release of all hostages — despite Russia and China having vetoed a U.S. resolution last week tying a cease-fire to the release of the 134 hostages, including four Americans, held by Hamas.
“Our vote does not — and I repeat that, does not — represent a shift in our policy,” White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters Monday. “We’ve been clear and we’ve been consistent in our support for a cease-fire as part of a hostage deal.”
The Prime Minister’s Office said after the vote that “the U.S. retreated from its consistent stance in the Security Council that only a few days ago tied a ceasefire to the release of the hostages,” which China and Russia vetoed on Friday.
“This retreat hurts the war effort as well as the effort to free the hostages because it gives Hamas hope that international pressure will allow them to get a ceasefire without freeing our hostages,” the PMO added. “In light of the change in the American stance, Prime Minister Netanyahu decided the delegation will not depart.”
Over the weekend, the U.S. reportedly asked for tweaks in the resolution’s text that removed reference to a “permanent cease-fire” and replaced it with “lasting cease-fire” language. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said after the vote that she also sought to add a condemnation of Hamas to the resolution, but the request was voted down.
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