Britain and the USA refrained when voting in UNSC under the resolution on Gaza

The UN, 16 Nov – RIA Novosti news agency. Great Britain and the USA refrained when voting under the resolution of Malta calling for humanitarian pauses in the Gaza Strip as the text does not contain HAMAS condemnation, permanent representatives of two states explained. Earlier the UN Security Council adopted the resolution of Malta with an appeal to humanitarian pauses in the Gaza Strip, but in the text there are no appeals to ceasefire or a truce. "Finally the United States could not vote for the text which does not condemn HAMAS and does not confirm the right of all member states to protect the citizens from terrorist attacks", - told the permanent representative of the USA...