The US was the only country to vote against the draft text while the United Kingdom abstained. The UN Security Council's 13 other member countries voted in favour of the text demanding a halt to the war that has killed more than 29,000 people in Gaza.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US ambassador to the UN, said her country was vetoing the resolution over concerns it would jeopardise talks between the US, Egypt, Israel and Qatar that seek to broker a pause in the war and the release of hostages held by Hamas.
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