Meanwhile Wednesday, the United States and Britain split with the United Nations and more than ten countries to block a move for an immediate ceasefire. According to the Guardian of London, the UN, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Greece, Jordan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Canada and Cyprus all backed a European and Arab proposal for Israel and Hezbollah to call a temporary truce. A senior US official dismissed the ceasefire calls as: “semantics.” The breakdown of talks is setting the stage for further violence. The international community is not expected discuss a ceasefire until at least next week. The US has backed Israel’s stance to continue the attacks until Hezbollah is removed from its border. A Hezbollah lawmaker told the Guardian the group would accept an immediate ceasefire without conditions.