Israel on Monday reacted angrily to America’s decision to not use its veto power to the ceasefire resolution at the UN Security Council. Benjamin Netanyahu decided to not send the delegation, which was expected to arrive in the US this week to discuss the concrete plan for the planned Rafah invasion.

However, the reaction by a State Department official gave an impression that the UN was irrelevant and the US had taken upon itself to achieve the ceasefire in Gaza through negotiations.