The director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza says the facility is experiencing an “extreme catastrophe” with Israeli forces firing on the building as children and elderly patients suffering from malnutrition seek treatment there.

The U.S. vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza because it is not linked to immediate hostage release.

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 U.S. has vetoed a U.N. Gaza ceasefire plan over its lack of a link to the release of Israeli hostages still held by Iran-backed Hamas militants.

The United States has once again blocked the adoption of a legally binding UN resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Robert Wood, the deputy US ambassador to the United Nations,

By David Brunnstrom and Simon Lewis (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza, drawing criticism of the Biden administration for once again blocking international action aimed at halting Israel's war with Hamas.

The UN Security Council is expected to vote Wednesday on another draft resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza in its latest attempt to exert pressure to end the war.