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“Colleagues, U.S. opposition to this resolution will come as no surprise,� Morgan Ortagus, a senior U.S. policy adviser, said before the vote took place. “It fails to condemn Hamas or recognise Israel’s right to defend itself, and it wrongly legitimizes the false narratives benefiting Hamas, which have sadly found currency in this council.�

She added that other council members “ignored� U.S. warnings about the “unacceptable� language and instead adopted “performative action designed to draw a veto.�

The outcome further highlights U.S. and Israeli isolation on the world stage regarding the nearly two-year . The vote came just days ahead of the annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly, where Gaza will be a major topic and where major U.S. allies are expected to . It is a largely symbolic move that is vehemently opposed by Israel and the U.S., dividing the Trump administration from and France.

The resolution, drafted by the council’s 10 elected members who serve two-year terms, goes further than previous drafts to highlight what it calls the “ � of Palestinian civilians.

Algeria, one of the leaders of the resolution, expressed dismay at another failed Security Council action for Gaza, saying that it wanted to apologize to Palestinians for not doing enough to save civilians’ lives.

But, Alegria's U.N. ambassador, Amar Bendjama, said that despite the failure to pass, “14 courageous members of this Security Council raised their voice. They have acted with conscience and in the cause of the international public opinion.�

It also reiterates demands from previous resolutions, including for the release of all hostages held by Hamas and other militant groups following their , surprise attack in southern Israel that launched the war in Gaza.

In opposing similar resolutions since November, the U.S. has complained that the demands, including a ceasefire, were not directly linked to the unconditional release of hostages and would only embolden Hamas militants.

Danny Danon, Israel's ambassador to the U.N., blasted the new resolution, saying that it would “not release the hostages and will not bring security to the region.�

“Israel will continue to fight Hamas and protect its citizens, even if the Security Council prefers to turn a blind eye to terrorism,� he said in a statement Thursday.

The resolution also expressed “deep alarm� after a report released last month by the world’s leading authority on food crises said Gaza City has become , and that it’s likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid.

Israeli forces have pressed on with . The latest Israeli operation, which started Tuesday, further escalates a conflict that has roiled the Middle East and likely pushes any ceasefire further out of reach.

The Israeli military, which says it wants to “destroy Hamas’ military infrastructure,� hasn’t given a timeline for the offensive, but there were indications it could take months.

That same day, a team of independent experts commissioned by the U.N. Human Rights Council concluded that , issuing a report that called on the international community to end it and take steps to punish those responsible for it.

Last week, the U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to to the Israel-Palestinian conflict and urged Israel to commit to a Palestinian state.

The U.S. veto of the resolution comes as about half of Americans say the Israeli military response in the Gaza Strip has “gone too far,� according to the survey from . That’s up from November 2023, when 40% said Israel’s military action had gone too far.

But at the same time, Americans overall, particularly Republicans, are less likely to say that negotiating a ceasefire should be a high priority for the U.S. government than they were just a few months ago when the U.S. was .