Iran (IMNA) - The United Nations Security Council voted 14-0 in support of a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza for the remainder of Ramadan.
This resolution came after the United States decided to abstain from the voting process which resulted in a disagreement with their long-standing friend, Israel.
The United States' decision to abstain prompted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel a visit by an Israeli delegation scheduled to travel to Washington, D.C., for talks on Israel's scheduled military assault in Rafah, southern Gaza.
According to a statement from Benjamin Netanyahu's office, the decision to let the resolution to pass "hurts both the war effort and the effort to free those in captivity. "
"Prime Minister Netanyahu made it clear last night that if the US withdraws from its principled position, he will not send the Israeli delegation to the US. In light of the change in the American position, Prime Minister Netanyahu decided that the delegation would not go," his office said in a statement.
White House spokesperson John Kirby said that the US vote does not mark a shift in their policy, and their stance remains unchanged.
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