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I'm Alex Ritzen and at five hours GMT on Friday the 19th of September these are our main stories.
As Israel presses on with its assault in Gaza City,
the US has again blocked the UN Security Council from adopting a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire.
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For the sixth time during the two-year war in Gaza,
the United States has vetoed a draft resolution at the UN Security Council demanding an immediate,
unconditional and permanent ceasefire in the Palestinian territory.
As before,
the text also called for the lifting of all restrictions on the delivery of aid and the release of all hostages still held in Gaza.
Morgan Ortegas, President Trump's special envoy to the Middle East,
said the resolution failed to recognize Israel's right to defend itself as well as condemn Hamas.
It wrongly legitimizes the false narratives benefiting Hamas which have sadly found currency in this council.
Council members ignored when the United States made clear that this resolution was unacceptable.
The council instead adopted for a performative action designed to draw a veto that extends Hamas terrorists and those who fund them and support them and gives them a lifeline.
The US veto comes as the Israeli army continues its ground offensive into Gaza City in the north of the territory.