UNITED NATIONS, December 19. /TASS/. The stalling of UN’s collective efforts on resolution of the Middle Eastern conflict is caused by stubborn and egoistic ambitions of the US, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said during the Security Council meeting.

"The stalling of the collective efforts within the UN framework is caused not by some objective and institutional problems, but exclusively by the stubborn and egoistic ambitions of the American leadership," he said.

On December 1, the IDF accused Hamas of violation of the ceasefire that was in effect since November 24 and announced the resumption of hostilities in Gaza. Palestinian authorities blamed the US for the resumption of the Israeli aggression.