U.N. fails to adopt U.S. resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio [Video]

The United States ended decades of stalwart support for Israel in the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, submitting a draft resolution that calls for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

But the U.N. Security Council failed to adopt the resolution in a Friday morning vote, with Algeria, China and Russia voting against the measure.

U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield sharply criticized the vetoes from China and Russia, noting that those countries have not condemned Hamas for its attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel.

“Once again, Russia put politics over progress,” Thomas-Greenfield said shortly after the vote.

It was not immediately clear if or when another vote would take place. France said it would work on drafting its own ceasefire resolution after the U.S. one failed.

The U.S. had negotiated the language of the proposed resolution with the governments of Egypt and Qatar …