The United States on Friday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that would have urged an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, despite Secretary General Antonio Guterres having called on the panel for action on the issue.The United States, a permanent member which backs Israel in the conflict against the Hamas militant group, expressed its opposition to the move during the day's debate."We do not support calls for an immediate ceasefire," U.S. representative Robert Wood told the session. "This would only plant the seeds for the next war because Hamas has no desire to see a durable pe…READ FULL ARTICLE
