The draft text, which received 14 votes in favour, would have demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Israel to lift restrictions on aid.

The U.S. on Thursday vetoed a U.N. Security Council draft resolution calling for an “immediate, unconditional and permanent” cease-fire in Gaza. The...

NEW YORK: The US on Thursday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that called for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, as well as the lifting of all restrictions on…