Netanyahu Cancels Washington Delegation Visit After U.S. Abstains From U.N. Cease-Fire Vote [View all]
TOPLINE Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a planned Israeli delegation visit to Washington D.C.—as he had threatened to do—just minutes after the United Nations Security Council passed a cease-fire resolution on Monday that the U.S. refused to veto
The U.S. abstained from Monday’s resolution vote, which passed with 14 member states voting in favor and called for a cease-fire during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, as well as the “immediate and unconditional release of all hostages” and access for humanitarian aid into Gaza.
In a series of tweets, the prime minister’s office argued the U.S. had “abandoned its policy” of explicitly linking a cease-fire to the release of hostages, and for that reason, Netanyahu “decided that the delegation will remain in Israel.”https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2024/03/25/netanyahu-cancels-washington-delegation-visit-after-us-abstains-from-un-cease-fire-vote/?sh=3b2b85ca7339
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