Israel-Hamas War: The US once again vetoed the Security Council resolution on the Gaza ceasefire.

The US on Tuesday (20 February) again vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Thirteen council members voted in favor of the Algerian draft, while the UK abstained as Hamas condemned the move as giving Israel a "green light" to carry out "more massacres". is synonymous.

Linda Thomas Greenfield, Washington's ambassador to the United Nations, said: "It was wishful thinking and irresponsible to proceed with a vote today... We cannot support a resolution that jeopardizes sensitive negotiations." ". He also advocated for a US-drafted alternative resolution.

Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian envoy to the UN, called it "absolutely reckless and dangerous".

The demand was aimed at urging the 15-member body to call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to free the hostages held by Hamas.

It was the third such US veto since the start of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas militants, which began when the Palestinian Islamist group launched an unprecedented attack on October 7.

According to official figures released by Israel, the attack killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians. Israel has vowed to eliminate Hamas and launched a major military offensive in Gaza that the territory's health ministry claims has killed at least 28,340 people, mostly women and children.

Prince William: 'Too many' have been killed.

Britain's Prince William called for an end to the ongoing fighting in Gaza, he said on Tuesday.

He said the "sheer scale of human suffering" had given rise to the need for peace in an enclave "where many people have been killed".

The comments were rare because it was an unusually direct intervention for a member of the royal family. William, the heir to the British throne, said it was vital that aid reached those taking refuge in Gaza and that Hamas should release the hostages.

"I am deeply concerned about the terrible human cost of the conflict in the Middle East since the terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7," William said in a statement.