The U.S. vetoed a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that demanded an "immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza.

Mughrabi, Crispian Balmer and Michelle Nichols CAIRO/JERUSALEM/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation did not give out any aid on Wednesday as it pressed Israel to boost civilian safety beyond the perimeter of its distribution sites,

Gaza’s already-starved population faced yet another blow on Wednesday as Israel declared roads to aid centers “combat zones,” forcing a shutdown of all humanitarian distribution points and further deepening the despair in the besieged enclave.