https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/thousands-gather-this-weekend-to-demand-a-ceasefire-in-gaza
THOUSANDS of Palestine supporters will gather across Britain this weekend against world leaders’ continued failure to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Russia, China and Algeria vetoed a US-sponsored resolution at the UN today which said that “an immediate and sustained ceasefire” in Gaza is “imperative” to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to stave off widespread famine.
They did so because the resolution did not actually call for a ceasefire.
Guyana abstained in the vote, with just 11 of the 15 security council members accepting it.
Russia’s UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said that while Moscow supports an immediate ceasefire, he questioned the resolution’s language. He accused US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield of “misleading the international community” for “politicised” reasons.
“This was some kind of an empty rhetorical exercise,” Mr Nebenzia said.
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