The US on Thursday ( September 18) once more wielded its veto and thwarted a UN Safety Council name for a ceasefire in Gaza, shielding its ally Israel from significant diplomatic stress. The failed vote got here a few days earlier than a UN basic meeting assembly prone to be dominated by the struggle in Gaza, as a number of western nations put together to acknowledge a Palestinian state for the primary time. FRANCE 24’s Douglas Herbert provides us his evaluation.[/gpt3]