"U.S. Vetoes Gaza Cease-Fire Resolution at UN Security Council Again"

The United States vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, marking the third time it has opposed such a measure. The U.S. argues that a complete cease-fire would jeopardize negotiations involving Egypt and Qatar to release hostages abducted by Hamas. Other countries on the Security Council condemned the U.S.'s move, emphasizing the need for a cease-fire to protect civilians and allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, where an estimated 29,000 people have been killed in the four-month war. The U.S. has floated its own rival resolution calling for a temporary pause in hostilities and warning against Israel's planned ground offensive into Gaza's southern city of Rafah. Arab states are considering bringing some version of the vetoed Algerian resolution to the U.N. General Assembly.