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This is a developing news story... Please check back for updates... Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S. resolution at the United Nations Security Council that called a Gaza cease-fire 'imperative' but stopped short of demanding a halt to Israel's monthslong assault on the besieged enclave. Algeria, which does not have veto power, joined Russia and China in opposing the U.S. resolution, which 11 Security Council members supported. Guyana abstained.
' Bendjama, who cited the 32,000 people killed by Israel so far and the tens of thousands more wounded or permanently disabled, said the draft of the resolution 'does not convey a clear message of peace' and 'tacitly allows for continuing civilian casualties and lacks clear safeguard to prevent further escalation.' Russia's ambassador to the U.N., Vassily Nebenzia, argued the U.S.
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