King expresses regret, disappointment over US veto of UNSC draft resolution on Gaza ceasefire

KUALA LUMPUR: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has expressed regret and disappointment over the United States' use of its veto power to reject the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) draft resolution urging a ceasefire between the Israeli regime and Palestine.

Comptroller of the Royal Household of Istana Negara Major General Datuk Zahari Mohd Ariffin said that the veto by the United States had thwarted the UNSC's efforts to find a resolution to the conflict, which has so far claimed the lives of over 17,000 Palestinians, with approximately 70% of them children and women, while more than 48,000 others have been injured.