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World slams US ceasefire veto at UN Security Council on Israel’s Gaza war

Palestinians carry the bodies of children killed in the Israeli bombardment of Gaza at the Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir el-Balah on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 [Adel Hana/AP]

The United States has again vetoed a draft UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution on Israel’s war on Gaza, prompting widespread criticism from rivals and allies alike.

The move on Tuesday was the third US veto of a UNSC resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, and came a day after Washington circulated a resolution that would support a temporary ceasefire linked to the release of all Israeli captives from the Palestinian enclave.

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