February
23, 2024
As
a United Nations agency halted aid deliveries in northern Gaza, where acute
malnourishment is rampant among children, citing a “breakdown of social order”
fueled by Israel’s bombardment of and blockade on the enclave, the United
States for a third time on Tuesday vetoed a cease-fire resolution at the U.N.
Security Council—saying it was an inopportune time to demand that Israel end
its massacre of Palestinians.