The United States has vetoed a draft Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza despite a strong push from the Secretary-General appealing for the Council to spare no effort to push for such a measure.
Despite Antonio Guterres invoking Article 99 of the U.N. Charter in a rare diplomatic move to pressure Council action, Washington has stood firmly behind Israel's position that a ceasefire would only benefit Hamas.
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