Russia and China veto a U.S. resolution calling for a Gaza cease-fire as Blinken meets with Netanyahu about the Israel-Hamas war.
Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-backed resolution calling for an “immediate and sustained” cease-fire in the Gaza Strip — a turnabout from previous U.S. vetoes of measures aiming to bring a halt to nearly six months of fighting between Israel and the militant group Hamas. The vote came as Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was in the midst of his latest mission to the region since the war broke out following a Hamas-led attack on Israel in October.
In Tel Aviv, Blinken held more than two hours of talks Friday with Netanyahu, who has made known his deep displeasure with depictions of him as an impediment to peace in a speech a week ago by the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in the United States, Sen. Charles E. Schumer of New York, the Senate Democratic leader. Biden said he thought the speech was “good.” Netanyahu said after meeting Blinken that he had turned aside U.S.
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