Beijing claimed that the action essentially “green-lighted the continued slaughter” and sent the “wrong message.”
The proposal put forth by Algeria would “jeopardize” peace negotiations, according to the White House.
The United States of America has put out a resolution calling for a temporary ceasefire and has cautioned Israel against invading Rafah.
Thirteen of the fifteen members of the UN Security Council supported Algeria’s motion, while the UK abstained.
After Hamas attacked southern Israel on October 7th, during which over 240 people were held captive and around 1,200 people were killed, Israel began its operations in Gaza.
The health ministry of Gaza, which is managed by Hamas, reports that over 29,000 people have died as a result of the Israeli military operation.
Approximately half of the Strip’s population, or over a million displaced Palestinians, have been forced to seek sanctuary in Rafah and are now densely populated within the city. There were barely 250,000 residents living in the southern city, which borders Egypt, prior to the war.
