14 Security Council members voted in favor of ceasefire demand US-backed aid group talking to Israel to improve safety UN says Israel, lawlessness hinder its aid operation UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO ...

The council still includes five veto-wielding permanent members — the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France — and 10 elected members from the U.N.’s different regional groups.

UN General Assembly elects five countries -- Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Latvia and Liberia -- to serve as non-permanent Security Council members for the 2026-2027 term.

The majority of the council’s members, 14 of 15 countries, supported the resolution. America’s negative vote, though, nixed the text. It called for ending the war, the release of hostages, and the ...