Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

The U.S. in April vetoed a widely backed council resolution that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine.

The United Nations Security Council issued its first demand for a cease-fire in Gaza, with the U.S. angering Israel by abstaining from the vote.

Russia’s U.N. ambassador accused U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield of “misleading the international community” for “politicized” reasons.