Evening Update: Israel broadens Gaza assault as UN Security Council passes resolution to increase aid

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Good evening, let’s start with today’s top stories: The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution to boost humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip that stopped short of a call for a ceasefire after a week of vote delays and intense negotiations to avoid a U.S. veto. The resolution, which drew support from all members apart from Russian and American abstentions, “calls for urgent steps to immediately allow safe, unhindered, and expanded humanitarian access and to create the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities.” Israel, which is not a member of the Security Council, said the body focused too...