The UN Security Council is set to vote on a resolution demanding a Ramadan ceasefire
The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a resolution demanding a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, but the United States warned the measure could hurt negotiations to halt Israeli-Hamas hostilities.
The resolution, put forward by the 10 elected council members, is backed by Russia and China, who vetoed a U.S.-sponsored resolution Friday that supported “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
The 22-nation Arab Group at the U.N. issued a statement Friday night appealing to all 15 council members “to act with unity and urgency” and vote for the resolution “to halt the bloodshed, preserve human lives and avert further human suffering and destruction.”
“It is long past time for a cease-fire,” the Arab Group said. Ramadan began March 10 and ends April 9. [Continue reading…]
If Biden vetoes a proposed UN Security Council resolution calling unequivocally for an immediate Gaza ceasefire, it will only prove that the earlier US-proposed resolution, which contained a convoluted reference to a ceasefire, was mainly for show. https://t.co/pfly5LVfaZ
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