US vetoes UN resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza because there’s no link to a hostage release

Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the war in Gaza because it was not linked to an immediate release of hostages taken captive by Hamas last year. The council voted 14-1 in favor of the doomed resolution. The U.S. said it worked for weeks to avoid a veto of the resolution and expressed regret that compromise language was not accepted. The emotional response to the veto by the Palestinian deputy U.N. ambassador reflected the widespread anger and disappointment at the failure of the U.N.’s most powerful body to demand an end to the war.