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Palestinians mourn over relatives killed in an Israeli bombardment in Nuseirat, central Gaza, as they stand in a hospital morgue in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Middle East latest: US vetoes a Gaza cease-fire resolution

The United States has vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

By The Associated Press
Published - Nov 20, 2024, 01:47 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 05:17 PM EST

The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, with the Americans saying they the resolution Wednesday was not linked to an immediate release of hostages still held by Hamas.

Meanwhile in Lebanon, a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hezbollah was showing signs of progress. However Israel’s defense minister says his country wants the right to act militarily against Hezbollah in any agreement to end the fighting.

Lebanon’s government is likely to view any such demand as an infringement on its sovereignty, complicating efforts to end more than a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah that erupted into all-out war in September.

Israeli strikes and combat in Lebanon have killed more than 3,500 people and wounded 15,000, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. The war has displaced nearly 1.2 million people, or a quarter of Lebanon’s population.

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