U.S. vetoes Security Council draft resolution demanding humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

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U.S. vetoes Security Council draft resolution demanding humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

STORY: U.S. vetoes Security Council draft resolution demanding humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 20, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah 2. various of fight in the city of Jenin STORYLINE: Feb. 20, 2024 STANDUP (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah "The U.S. envoy to the UN has vetoed a draft resolution at the UN Security Council that would have called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. It is the Biden administration's third veto in favor of Israel at the Security Council since the war broke out. Meanwhile, hostilities and violent clashes are still persistent in the middle and southern areas of the Gaza Strip. In Khan Younis, the (Israeli) army announced that the battle in the city is close to an end with a few targets left that are expected to be reached in the upcoming days. The intense bombing was also reported in the middle of Gaza Strip, especi

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