The U.S. has once again vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that calls for a ceasefire and captive release in Gaza, just days after a UN human rights inquiry concluded that Israel is committing genocide and the official death toll tops 65,000 people.

This is the sixth time that the U.S. has exercised its power to veto as one of the only five permanent members of the Security Council to quash a resolution calling for an end to the assault.

All of the other 14 members of the council voted for the resolution. It called for a lasting ceasefire in Gaza, for Israel to lift all restrictions on the delivery of humanitarian aid, and for the release of all captives held by Hamas.

The U.S. said that the resolution failed to properly condemn Hamas. Israeli officials have claimed that the U.S.

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