Israel’s Allies Grow Impatient Over Gaza War

A child reacts as people salvage belongings from a building damaged by Israeli strikes on Rafah in southern Gaza on Nov. 12.  

Photographer: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images

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As the death toll mounts in the Gaza Strip, key members of the United Nations Security Council are losing patience.