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US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza

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The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution Friday that called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and was backed by almost all other Security Council members.

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  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Live updates | UN resolution demanding immediate cease-fire in Gaza fails (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, where Israeli troops rounded up Palestinian men in the northern part of the territory for interrogation, seeking Hamas militants.

  2. ABC 13 Houston

    US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution Friday that called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and was backed by almost all other Security Council members.

  3. Politico

    U.S. vetoes Israel ceasefire resolution at the U.N (opens Politico)

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    The resolution was a top priority for U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who urged members to demand an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.

  4. Al-Monitor

    US vetoes UNSC resolution demanding immediate cease-fire in Gaza (opens Al-Monitor)

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    The renewed push for a cease-fire comes as the death toll in Gaza surpasses 17,000 and the humanitarian situation reaches catastrophic levels.

  5. WCNC

    US vetoes United Nations resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza (opens WCNC)

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    The vote in the 15-member council was 13-1 with the United Kingdom abstaining.

  6. NPR

    The U.S. has vetoed a Gaza cease-fire resolution in the U.N. Security Council (opens NPR)

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    The United States was the only country to vote against a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Israel-Hamas war: US vetoes UN call for Gaza cease-fire – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The US voted against a call for a cease-fire in Gaza at the UN Security Council. Arab countries pressed for an end to the fighting. Meanwhile, the EU added two Hamas commanders to its terrorist list. DW has the latest.

  8. Al-Monitor

    US vetoes Security Council resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire (opens Al-Monitor)

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    The United States on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for an immediate ceasefire in the intense fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.Washington wielding its veto dashes a growing clamor for an immediate ceasefire that had been led by UN Chief Antonio Guterre…

  9. Bloomberg

    US Vetoes UN Call for Gaza Cease-Fire as Israel Pushes South (opens Bloomberg)

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    The US vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have called for a cease-fire in Gaza, rebuffing Arab leaders who had made a last-ditch effort to get Washington on board as alarm grows about Israel’s military campaign.

  10. Time

    U.S. Faces Backlash for Vetoing U.N.'s Gaza Ceasefire Call (opens Time)

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    The U.S. vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire Gaza.

  11. CNN

    Hamas condemns US veto at UN Security Council, describing it as “immoral and inhumane position” (opens CNN)

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    The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution Friday calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

  12. Fox32 Chicago

    US vetoes UN resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    The U.S. was the only country to vote against calls for a ceasefire in Gaza. The United Kingdom abstained from the vote.

  13. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    U.S. vetoes UN resolution demanding immediate cease-fire in Gaza (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    UNITED NATIONS >> The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution Friday backed by almost all other Security Council members and dozens of other nations demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza.

  14. Newsweek

    Hamas condemns US veto of UN Gaza ceasefire resolution (opens Newsweek)

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    The resolution would have demanded an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.

  15. Truthout

    US Vetoes Ceasefire Resolution at UN Security Council Amid Genocide in Gaza (opens Truthout)

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    The U.S. blocked the resolution on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the U.N. Genocide Convention.

  16. Fox News

    UN rejects resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza (opens Fox News)

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    The United States blocked a United Nations resolution that called for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, as heavy fighting continues between Israel and Hamas terrorists in the Palestinian territory. More than 1,200 people have died on the Israeli side since the Oct.

  17. Hot Air

    US Vetoes UN Ceasefire Resolution (opens Hot Air)

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    Israel is increasingly standing alone on the global stage as it continues its eradication of Hamas, potentially leaving the United States in a similarly isolated position. That situation was on displa...

  18. RedState

  19. UPI

    U.S. vetoes Security Council resolution calling for immediate Gaza cease-fire (opens UPI)

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    The United States has vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling on Israeli to implement an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, producing a backlash from Arab states.

  20. Anchorage Daily News

    U.S. vetoes U.N. resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The vote shifted responsibility more squarely onto the United States for protecting Israel from growing demands to stop the airstrikes that are killing thousands of Palestinian civilians.

  21. WHDH Boston

    US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution Friday backed by almost all other Security Council members and dozens of other

  22. Al-Monitor

    Live Updates: US vetoes UAE's Gaza cease-fire resolution as Israel-Hamas war enters third month (opens Al-Monitor)

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    The UAE-led proposal demanding an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.failed to gain support from the United Nations Security Council after a US veto.

  23. New York Times

    U.S. Vetoes Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Resolution at U.N. Security Council (opens New York Times)

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    The veto came amid a warning that “civil order is breaking down” in Gaza, and a day after the Biden administration warned that Israel’s military had not done enough to reduce harm to civilians.

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