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US Deputy Ambassador to the UN Robert Wood (2nd R) raises his hand during a United Nations Security Council after the vote about a ceasefire in Gaza at UN headquarters in New York on December 8, 2023.

US vetoes UN Security Council resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire

December 09, 2023 12:27 a.m

United Nations: The United States on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for an immediate ceasefire in the intense fighting in Gaza.

The United States' deputy representative at the UN, Robert Wood, said the resolution was "divorced from reality" and "would have not moved the needle forward on the ground." - AFP

LAST UPDATE: December 09, 2023 12:27 AM

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