US Veto Blocks UN Security Council Resolution on Gaza Ceasefire
US deputy Middle East envoy Morgan Ortagus (C) raises her hand to veto a draft resolution during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Gaza, at UN headquarters in New York on September 18, 2025. ©Angela Weiss / AFP

The United States on Thursday again wielded its veto and thwarted a UN Security Council call for a ceasefire in Gaza, shielding its ally Israel from meaningful diplomatic pressure.

"The United States rejects this unacceptable resolution. It is beyond time that Hamas release every single hostage now and surrender immediately. The United States will continue to work with its partners to bring an end to this horrific conflict," a US envoy to the UN, Morgan Ortagus, said ahead of Washington's veto.

AFP

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