The United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Wednesday that would have called for humanitarian pauses in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants to allow humanitarian aid access to the Gaza Strip.

Twelve members voted in favor of the draft text, while Russia and Britain abstained

US rejects the inclusion of a proposal by Russia calling for a immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the region and criticizes the resolution for not saying anything about ‘Israel’s right to self-defense’