White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre answer questions during the daily White House press briefing March 22, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kirby and Jean-Pierre answered a range of questions during the briefing. (Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP)
The US abstention from a vote on a UN Security Council resolution demanding a Gaza cease-fire does not signal a change in Washington's policy, the White House said Monday.
It does not represent a "shift in our policy," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told journalists, saying the US backs a cease-fire but abstained because the resolution did not condemn Hamas.
The US abstention from a vote on a UN Security Council resolution demanding a Gaza cease-fire does not signal a change in Washington's policy, the White House said Monday.
It does not represent a "shift in our policy," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told journalists, saying the US backs a cease-fire but abstained because the resolution...