U.S. blocking call for Israel-Hamas cease-fire

The U.S. prevented the U.N. Security Council from issuing a statement calling for an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers.

By Arete News - May 16, 2021

People inspect the rubble from an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City (AN/B’Tselem)

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