US vetoes UN Security Council motion calling for immediate ceasefire

The US has vetoed a motion at the UN Security Council calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

"Proceeding with a vote today was wishful and irresponsible... we cannot support a resolution that would put sensitive negotiations in jeopardy," said Washington's ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, while advocating an alternate resolution drafted by the US.

It is the third such use of its veto on the council since the conflict began on 7 October.