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US Relations With Israel Decline Following UN Ceasefire Vote. On March 25, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. 'The Independent' reports that the resolution calling for a truce during the month of Ramadan and the release of all Hamas' hostages was passed by 14 nations on the council. Relations between the U.S. and Israel have deteriorated since Washington made the rare decision to abstain from the vote, effectively allowing the resolution to pass. Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahyu called off a planned visit to Washington D.C. in protest of the U.S. decision. Netanyahu reportedly accused the U.S. of "retreating," and called the new resolution , "a clear departure from the consistent U.S. position in the Security Council since the beginning of the war.”. The U.S. decision comes after months of pressure on the Biden administration to take action as the death toll in Israel's offensive in Gaza has now exceeded 32,000. The decision also comes amid widespread concerns over Israel's plan to invade the Gazan city of Rafah, where over 1 million Palestinian refugees are sheltering. 'The Independent' reports that the U.S. had previously blocked three attempted Security Council resolutions calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. The outlet reports that the U.S. has vetoed 89 resolutions brought before the Security Council since 1945, over half of those resolutions were critical of Israel. Israel Katz, Israel’s foreign minister, said that there would be no halt in fighting in a post on X. "The state of Israel will not cease fire. We will destroy Hamas and continue to fight until the last of the hostages returns home.", Israel Katz, Israel’s foreign minister, via 'The Independent’. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT