(250918) -- UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Deputy Special Presidential Envoy to the Middle East Morgan Ortagus (L, front) votes against a draft resolution during a UN Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, Sept. 18, 2025. The United States on Thursday vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution that would have demanded Israel immediately lift all restrictions on humanitarian access and delivery in Gaza. (Xinhua/Xie E)