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US vetos call for Gaza ceasefire at UN

The UN Security Council text expressed concern over Israel's expanding military operation.

The United States has again vetoed a UN call for ceasefire for Gaza. It's the sixth time the US has voted this way. The Security Council text had demanded the unconditional release of all Israeli hostages being held by Hamas. It described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as “catastrophic” and expressed deep concern over Israel's expanding military operation in Gaza City, which it said was deepening the suffering of civilians.

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(Photo:Deputy United States Special Envoy to the Middle East Morgan Ortagus casts a veto as members of the U.N. Security Council vote on a draft resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, at U.N. headquarters in New York City. Credit: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters).

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