US Vetoes UN's Humanitarian Aid Resolution for Gaza

The US has vetoed a UN resolution calling for humanitarian corridors into Gaza, a pause in the fighting, and the lifting of an order for civilians to leave the north of the territory. The resolution, supported by 12 out of 15 members of the Security Council, did not explicitly call for a ceasefire but referenced a "humanitarian pause." The US ambassador to the UN argued that the resolution failed to mention Israel's right to self-defense. The UK abstained, citing the resolution's lack of acknowledgment of Hamas using civilians as human shields. The veto represents another blow to the authority of the UN.