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I do think this is the first time the US has approved a cease-fire resolution (Security Council). I wonder what the difference is.?
The Biden administration's cease-fire proposal received the United Nations' endorsement Monday when the Security Council voted 14-0 in favor of a resolution supporting the plan for a truce in Gaza, with only Russia abstaining but not vetoing.
The U.S. drafted the measure and finalized it Sunday after six days of negotiations among council members.
Hamas has yet to respond to the three-stage proposal, which would bring about an immediate stop in fighting and the release of hostages, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed some misgivings about the version the U.S. has made public.
The White House has said Israel was involved in crafting the plan, unveiled May 31 by President Joe Biden, but Netanyahu is under pressure from the far-right flank of his coalition to continue the war. The proposal also calls for the release of Palestinian prisoners, the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza and, in the second phase, a permanent end to the conflict.
The resolution backs the truce proposal "and urges both parties to fully implement its terms without delay and without condition."
Before the vote, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield pressed Hamas to accept the plan, telling the council: "We're waiting on Hamas to agree to the ceasefire deal it claims to want. With every passing day, needless suffering continues."
MSN
The Biden administration's cease-fire proposal received the United Nations' endorsement Monday when the Security Council voted 14-0 in favor of a resolution supporting the plan for a truce in Gaza, with only Russia abstaining but not vetoing.
The U.S. drafted the measure and finalized it Sunday after six days of negotiations among council members.
Hamas has yet to respond to the three-stage proposal, which would bring about an immediate stop in fighting and the release of hostages, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed some misgivings about the version the U.S. has made public.
The White House has said Israel was involved in crafting the plan, unveiled May 31 by President Joe Biden, but Netanyahu is under pressure from the far-right flank of his coalition to continue the war. The proposal also calls for the release of Palestinian prisoners, the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza and, in the second phase, a permanent end to the conflict.
The resolution backs the truce proposal "and urges both parties to fully implement its terms without delay and without condition."
Before the vote, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield pressed Hamas to accept the plan, telling the council: "We're waiting on Hamas to agree to the ceasefire deal it claims to want. With every passing day, needless suffering continues."
MSN