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US vetoes UN Security Council resolution calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza [SOUND]

# The United Nations Security Council has failed to pass a resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, after the US vetoed the resolution. The resolution also demanded the release of all hostages held by Hamas and the safe and unhindered distribution of humanitarian aid at scale into Gaza. Acting US Ambassador to the UN, Dorothy Shea, says America will not support any measure that fails to call for Hamas to disarm and leave Gaza:

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