On Friday, once again the blocking United States vetoed a UNSC resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire ending the catastrophe in Gaza.
This latest veto comes after UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter on Thursday urging the Security Council to act on the war in Gaza.
![The so-called National Security Committee of the Israeli Knesset, during its preliminary reading, approved last Tuesday a bill that would allow the execution of Palestinian prisoners and others it labels "terrorists". [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_684x385/public/56103666.jpeg?h=8f91226c&itok=i9TSf_P-)
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