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Archiv: fifth time: US Administration (this time: Trump presidency) vetos ceasefire in Gaza in United Nations Security Council 04-06-2025 / Gaza death toll at 54.600 people
General Assembly: 60th plenary meeting, Tenth emergency special session
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– Illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory – Item 5: Draft resolution (A/ES-10/L.34/Rev.1).
– Debate on the item and action on the draft resolution.
Gaza death toll reaches 54,880 since start of Israeli aggression in October 2023 – Medical sources
The death toll in the Gaza Strip has reached 54,880, the majority of whom were women and children, since the beginning of the Israeli aggression in October 2023. At least 126,227 others have also been injured.
Medical sources confirmed that of the total casualties, 4,603 civilians have been killed and 14,186 have been injured since March 18, 2025, when the Israeli occupation resumed its aggression on the Gaza Strip after breaking the ceasefire agreement.
At least 31 people killed in Gaza by Israeli forces today
1h ago (12:45 GMT)
This death toll comes to us from sources at hospitals in the Gaza Strip.
It has risen to 31 from the 21 we reported earlier.
U.S. Vetoes U.N. Resolution Demanding Immediate Gaza Cease-Fire
It was the first time since President Trump took office that the Council had considered a cease-fire resolution on the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
The United States was the only member to vote against the measure; the other 14 members of the Council, including Russia, voted in favor, once again highlighting Washington’s isolation on the global stage over its policy of unconditional support of Israel.
US vetoes Security Council resolution demanding permanent ceasefire in Gaza
The text, co-sponsored by Algeria, Denmark, Greece, Guyana, Pakistan, Panama, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, and Somalia – collectively known as the E-10 – received 14 votes in favour, with the US casting the lone vote against.
As one of the council’s five permanent members, the US holds veto power – a negative vote that automatically blocks any resolution from going forward.
Had it been adopted, the draft would have demanded “an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza” to be respected by all parties.
The text reaffirmed the Council’s earlier call for the “immediate, dignified and unconditional release of all hostages held by Hamas and other groups.”