UN rejects US bid to condemn Hamas

A US bid at the United Nations to condemn the Palestinian Hamas movement for firing rockets at Israel failed on Thursday to secure enough votes for adoption.

US-drafted resolution championed by US Ambassador Nikki HaleyA US-drafted resolution championed by US Ambassador Nikki Haley won 87 votes in the General Assembly, falling short of the two-thirds majority required. Fifty-seven countries opposed the measure and 33 abstained.