US vetoes resolution for unconditional Gaza ceasefire at UN security council

The United States has vetoed a United Nations security council resolution calling for an "immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" in Gaza while the 14 remaining countries on the council voted in favour. The vetoed resolution also called the situation in Gaza "catastrophic", and demanded the "immediate and unconditional lifting of all restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza and its safe and unhindered distribution at scale, including by the UN and humanitarian partners". It was the fifth time that the US has vetoed a security council draft ceasefire resolution in order to protect Israel. Washington vetoed a similar…