Netanyahu fumes over UN ceasefire, cancels US trip

Monday's episode underscores the extent to which Israel's campaign against Hamas has plunged historic allies into crisis and worsened underlying divisions between President Biden and Mr Netanyahu's far-right government, which has rejected with increasing defiance the long-standing US goal of a securing a two-state solution to the long-running Palestinian conflict. The US abstention on the resolution, which also called for the "immediate and unconditional release of all hostages" held in Gaza, marked a significant shift for the administration. Since the beginning of hostilities last fall, the United States has repeatedly provided diplomatic cover for Israel at the United Nations, where…