
UN drafting resolution for Gaza ceasefire
UN Security Council vote on ending Gaza hostilities delayed
The United States says it's working with other members of the UN Security Council to resolve outstanding issues on a draft resolution calling for a suspension of hostilities in Gaza. The vote has already been delayed for more than a day, amid continuing efforts to find wording that would persuade the US, Israel's strongest ally, not to use its veto. The Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, has said his country is ready for another humanitarian pause to enable more hostages to be released and more aid to be delivered. Hamas has said that it won't negotiate an exchange of prisoners as long as the Israeli military operation continues in Gaza.
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(Photo: U.N. Security Council moves towards a vote to demand aid access for Gaza, in New York. CREDIT: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)
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