The US has asked the UN for a vote to support a Gaza ceasefire

The US has asked the UN Security Council to hold a vote calling on Israel and Hamas to accept a cease-fire proposal presented by Joe Biden, but no date has been set for it. According to diplomatic sources, Washington has asked for the vote to be held today, but this has not been confirmed by South Korea, which holds the SA presidency this month. Yesterday, Sunday, “the United States called on the Security Council to move to a vote on the American draft resolution (…) supporting the proposal on the table,” the representative of the American permanent mission to the UN, Nate Evans, said in a statement. “The members of the Security Council must not let this opportunity go to waste and must speak with one voice in support of this agreement,” he added, as the US, Israel’s main international ally, has been heavily criticized for blocking decision plans […]
Source: News Beast

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