The Kuwaiti draft was circulated among council members about two weeks ago. Before the text was put to vote, the United States proposed significant amendments to the Kuwaiti draft. The U.S. amendments were intended to be voted on before the Kuwaiti text, and if adopted, would be incorporated into the Kuwaiti text.

At the last minute, however, the lengthy U.S. amendments were remodelled into a competing draft resolution and was put to vote after the Kuwaiti one.

In a later vote on the U.S.-drafted resolution, only the United States itself voted in favor. Three of the 15 Security Council members -- Kuwait, Russia and Bolivia -- voted against it, and the remaining 11 members abstained.

A Security Council resolution needs at least nine affirmative votes to be adopted, on the condition that none of the five permanent members of the council -- Britain, China, France, Russia, the United States -- votes against it.

The U.S. draft resolution blames Hamas for the recent escalation of violence in Gaza.

Immediately after the vote, U.S. ambassador Haley blamed "anti-Israel bias" in the Security Council.

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