U.S. Army Lieutenant General Michael Flynn looks at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as he talks with the media at Mar-a-Lago estate where Trump attends meetings, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 21, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in a tweet after the United States abstained in a U.N. Security Council vote condemning Israeli settlements that "things will be different after Jan. 20," when he takes office.

Trump on Thursday urged the United States to veto the resolution.

(Reporting by Eric Beech in Washington)