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In a year marked by new global conflicts and rising international tensions, the United States has drawn much attention at the United Nations Security Council for its repeated use of veto power on Israel-related draft resolutions. Since the outbreak of the latest conflict between Israel and Palestine on Oct 7, 2023, 14 resolutions have been proposed at the Security Council but only four have been passed. During these votes, the US exercised its veto power six times, including five instances where it was the sole opposing country. That brought the total number of US vetoes on Israel-related resolutions to 49 — more than half of all its vetoes since the UN's founding. The US, along with China, France, Russia and the United Kingdom, holds the privilege of unilateral veto power as a permanent Security Council member. ▲ A field hospital is flooded following heavy rains in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, amid Israel's continuing military assault in the Pa
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