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UN Security Council Rejects Russian Resolution on Israel-Hamas Conflict

UN Security Council Rejects Russian Resolution on Israel-Hamas Conflict Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya at the UN Security Council meeting on Monday, October 16, 2023/Net   Russia had to swallow its disappointment, after a resolution to condemn acts of violence in the Middle East was rejected by the United Nations (UN) Security Council. In that forum, only four countries agreed with Russia's resolution.  Meanwhile, the United States and three other countries refused.  The remaining six countries chose to abstain. This rejection was allegedly because the resolution proposed by Russia did not directly name Hamas as the perpetrator of the surprise attack on Israel which killed at least 1,400 people.  Russia's ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, said that despite failing to gain majority approval, the resolution had prompted the council to take action.  "This has contributed to the launch of substantive discussions in the Security Council on this t