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  • NOVEMBER 21, 2024
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US vetoes Gaza ceasefire call at UN

The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council push to call for a ceasefire in Gaza that Washington said would have emboldened Hamas. The resolution demanded "an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" in the war between Israel and the Palestinian group, along with "the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages." But Israel's UN ambassador Danny Danon said the resolution "was not a path to peace, it was a road map to more t