US vetoes UN call for immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

The US, alone among the permanent members of the UN, voted against a draft security council resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. The UK abstained.
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The move comes after the UN secretary general, António Guterres, made a rare move on Wednesday to formally warn the 15-member council of a global threat from the conflict.

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