China and Russia veto US resolution for immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, accused Beijing and Moscow of putting "politics before progress" The US proposal coincides with increased international calls to end the conflict, which has left more than 31,000 Palestinians dead, thousands displaced and at risk of famine.
On Thursday night the EU joined the truce demands with a statement calling for an "immediate humanitarian pause leading to a sustainable ceasefire and the release of Hamas hostages"