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US raises criticism of Israel ahead of UNSC ceasefire meeting

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Protesters demonstrate outside the White House, urging the US to call on Israel for a ceasefire in its war on Gaza. [Andrew Harnik/AP]

Senior United States officials have aimed rare levels of criticism at Israel’s conduct in its war on Gaza as the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) prepares to meet.

The council is expected to convene on Friday to discuss a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the two-month-long war. Despite Washington’s warnings to Israel, the US is thought unlikely to pass the resolution.

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