Hamas has pushed for a permanent truce while Israel has held out for a temporary one. That wide gap has stymied efforts to end the war.

The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an “immediate, unconditional and permanent” ceasefire between Israel and the militant group Hamas in Gaza.

Muslim leaders on Long Island say they are baffled by the United States' veto of a U.N. resolution calling for a ceasefire to the Israel-Hamas war, predicting more death and starvation from "a man-made famine" unless the conflict ends.

A Stockton trauma surgeon gave his briefing to the United Nations about his time in the Gaza Strip, a firsthand account of what he saw and experienced working in a warzone.

It is clear that we can only be effective in supporting the people in Gaza if there is a permanent ceasefire,' Antonio Guterres says - Anadolu Ajansı

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the remains of Judih Weinstein and Gad Haggai were recovered and returned to Israel in a special operation by the army.

A senior Hamas official has slammed America's decision to exercise its veto power against a United Nations Security Council draft resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, arguing the decision ran contrary to the ideals that Washington purports to promote on the world stage.

Mughrabi, Crispian Balmer and Michelle NicholsCAIRO/JERUSALEM/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation will not give out any aid on Wednesday as it presses Israel to boost civilian safety beyond the perimeter of its distribution sites,