US Proposes UN Resolution Backing Gaza Ceasefire

Reuters reports:

The United States has proposed a rival draft United Nations Security Council resolution that would underscore the body’s “support for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza as soon as practicable,” according to the text seen by Reuters on Monday.

Washington has been averse to the word ceasefire in any U.N. action on the Israel-Hamas war, but the U.S. draft text echoes language that President Joe Biden said he used last week in conversations with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

It was not immediately clear when or if the draft resolution would be put to a vote in the 15-member council.

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Photo: US Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield.