March 25, 2024
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Monday that the delegation of senior Israeli officials scheduled to visit Washington this week to discuss the status of southern Gaza’s Rafah has been canceled after the United States did not veto a resolution adopted at the UN Security Council calling for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip.
A statement issued by Netanyahu’s office said that the United States backed away from its traditional position at the Security Council, where it had conditioned any call for a cease-fire on the release of Israeli hostages held in the enclave.
US envoy to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said after the vote,
Netanyahu cancels Washington delegation visit after US abstains from UN cease-fire vote
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