The United States will veto a U.N. Security Council resolution for a ceasefire in Israel's war in Gaza if it is brought to a vote in its current form, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday, accusing council members of cynically rejecting attempts at reaching a compromise.

The American deputy UN ambassador says the resolution ‘would have sent a dangerous message to Hamas: There’s no need to come back to the

The U.N. Security Council voted 14-1 in favor of the resolution sponsored by the 10 elected members on the 15-member council, but it was not adopted because of the U.S. veto.

The US vetoed a UNSC resolution for a ceasefire in Israel's war in Gaza, accusing council members of cynically rejecting attempts at reaching a compromise.

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The United States on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution for a ceasefire in Israel's war in Gaza, accusing council members of cynically rejecting attempts at reaching a compromise. The 15-member council voted on a resolution put forward by its 10 non-permanent members in a meeting that called for an "immediate,

The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council push to call for a ceasefire in Gaza that Washington said would have emboldened Hamas.The resolution demanded "an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" in the war between Israel and the Palestinian group,