US Vetoes UN Security Council Vote on Gaza Cease-fire

Israel's military on Tuesday reported intense fighting in the Khan Younis area of the Gaza Strip, while the U.N. Security Council voted on an Algeria-drafted resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire, scaled up aid access and rejecting the forced displacement of Palestinians.

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield had said the United States would use its Security Council veto power to block the