US abstains as UN Security Council demands Gaza ceasefire

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After tense negotiations and four previous failures, the UN Security Council passed a resolution this morning calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. For the first time, the US abstained on a Gaza ceasefire vote, rather than using its veto. The World’s Carolyn Beeler gets more from Noga Tarnopolsky in Jerusalem.

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