US vetoes UN Security Council Gaza ceasefire call

The United States on Thursday ( September 18) again wielded its veto and thwarted a UN Security Council call for a ceasefire in Gaza, shielding its ally Israel from meaningful diplomatic pressure. The failed vote came a couple of days before a UN general assembly meeting likely to be dominated by the war in Gaza, as several western nations prepare to recognize a Palestinian state for the first time. FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert gives us his analysis.