“This sends a message that causes us great sorrow and anger. The message was well received, and it tells us that the peace process is completely dead,” Mussa told reporters.

The United States on Saturday vetoed an Arab-sponsored draft resolution in the UN Security Council that would have condemned Israel’s deadly attack in the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanun, calling the text “unbalanced” and “biased.”

“This veto is incomprehensible and will only fan the flames of anger gripping the Middle East,” Mussa said as Arab foreign ministers kicked off an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in the Palestinian territories.

The draft resolution would have condemned Wednesday’s artillery strike on the northern Gaza Strip town that killed 19 Palestinians, mostly women and children. It would also have condemned Palestinian rocket firing into the Jewish state.