It instead includes a commitment to "create conditions for the sustainable cessation of hostilities" between Hamas and Israel.

Thirteen members voted in favour, while the US and Russia abstained.

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The vote happened after America vetoed a Russian amendment to restore the call for a suspension of hostilities.

It came after days of negotiations involving the US, Western allies and the United Arab Emirates.

The vote was thrown into limbo on Thursday after the US voiced "widespread concerns" with the draft.

It was worried it could actually slow down aid by creating an "unworkable monitoring mechanism".

Israel - which is not part of the Security Council - had also insisted on maintaining the lead on inspecting aid going into Gaza.

US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby also raised concerns that the resolution didn't condemn Hamas's terror attack on Israel.

It was the killing of more than 1,200 people in October that sparked the current conflict.

Earlier this month, America vetoed another resolution - backed by almost all other council members - demanding an immediate ceasefire.

The US said it would only plant the seed for a future war between Israel and Hamas.

This time, however, the Security Council crucially manged to avoid a veto from Israel's biggest ally.

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US ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield called it a "strong" resolution, despite some framing it as watered-down.

The resolution calls for "urgent steps to immediately allow safe and unhindered humanitarian access, and also for creating the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities".

Barbara Woodward, the UK ambassador to the UN, said Britain "welcomes the adoption of this resolution to get more aid into Gaza".

"The adoption is an important signal of the security council's commitment," she added.

Foreign Secretary David Cameron also welcomed the move and said in a video on X that the UK "is doing everything it can to get more aid in".

Antonio Guterres, the UN secretary-general, has warned Gaza faces "humanitarian catastrophe" and "a complete breakdown of public order".

Gaza's entire 2.2 million population is in food crisis or worse and more than 576,000 are at "catastrophic" starvation point, according to a report by 23 UN and humanitarian agencies.

Nearly 20,000 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza, says the Hamas-run health ministry.