An American veto awaits Algeria's draft resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza. The Security Council calls for "an immediate ceasefire on humanitarian grounds, respected by all parties" The draft resolution also rejects the "forced displacement of the Palestinian civilian population" and calls for an end to this "violation of international law" The American administration ignored all the pressure exerted by the international community and used its veto power to thwart draft resolutions calling for a truce in the Gaza Strip, in October and then at the beginning of last December.