"Those against?"

It was the third such veto since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

"Abstentions?"

Britain abstained, while the thirteen other council members all voted in favor of the drafted text.

"Proceeding with a vote today was wishful and irresponsible."

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the 15-member body that the draft resolution could jeopardize ongoing talks between the U.S., Egypt, Israel and Qatar.

"We believe that the resolution on the table right now would, in fact, negatively impact those negotiations. Demanding an immediate, unconditional ceasefire without an agreement requiring Hamas to release the hostages will not bring about a durable peace. Instead, it could extend the fighting between Hamas and Israel."

According to text seen by Reuters, the U.S. has proposed a rival draft resolution calling for a temporary ceasefire "as soon as practicable" and on the condition that all hostages are released.

The blocked draft resolution, which was drawn up by Algeria, did not link a ceasefire to the release of hostages.

Here's Algeria's U.N. Ambassador:

"Voting against it implies an endorsement of the brutal violence..."

Israel's U.N. Ambassador said the word "ceasefire" was being mentioned as if it is "a magical solution."

"What exactly would this silver bullet ceasefire achieve? A ceasefire achieves one thing and one thing only - the survival of Hamas."

Palestine's U.N. Ambassador said blocking the Algerian-drafted resolution would mean more "horrors" in a war that health authorities in Gaza say has killed nearly 29,000 Palestinians.

"The message given today to Israel with this veto is that it can continue to get away with murder."

Outside the U.N. headquarters in New York, protesters called on the U.S. to back the resolution.

Washington traditionally shields Israel from U.N. action and has been averse to the word "ceasefire" in any resolution.

But the draft resolution it proposed could signal a shift, as the U.S. text echoes language that President Joe Biden said he used last week in talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which he pushed for a temporary ceasefire.