United Nations
The U.N. Security Council resolution met the same fate as three previous attempts demanding an end to the bloodshed that were blocked by the U.S.
The World Food Programme said a humanitarian ceasefire was the only way to stave off mass starvation.
The allegations, compiled in a report called “highly, highly credible” by the U.S., have prompted multiple countries to suspend aid as the United Nations investigates further.
The agency said Friday it had preemptively fired a dozen of its staff as it opens a probe to determine if they were part of the Oct. 7 attack in Israel.
The International Court of Justice also said it would not throw out the case as Israel requested.
The World Court will rule on South Africa’s request to halt the war in Gaza on Friday.
Israel is on trial at the U.N.’s highest court over the war in Gaza.