UN Security Council Vote on Gaza Postponed

UN Security Council meeting on "The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question" at the UN headquarters in New York City on December 19, 2023. Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP

The UN Security Council pushed back voting on a resolution calling for a pause in violence in Gaza.

The delay comes amid fears of another U.S. veto, even though “cease-fire” doesn’t appear in the UAE-sponsored wording of the proposed resolution.

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