Key bit of story linked below…”The U.S. draft … sets up preconditions for a ceasefire, which is no different from giving a green light to continued killings, which is unacceptable,” the ambassador, Zhang Jun, said after the vote.

He said if the U.S. was serious about a ceasefire, it would not have vetoed multiple previous Security Council resolutions.

During the war, Washington has vetoed three draft resolutions, two of which would have demanded an immediate ceasefire. The U.S. had justified its veto by saying such council action could jeopardize ceasefire talks.

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