The United States plans to introduce a resolution calling for an “immediate ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip.
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The United States, which has repeatedly blocked calls for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, will submit a draft resolution calling for an “immediate ceasefire” related to the release of hostages held by Hamas, the US representative announced on Thursday.
The U.S. resolution to be voted on Friday “unequivocally supports continued diplomatic efforts aimed at securing an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as part of the hostage deal,” said U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield. spokesperson Nate Evans said. statement.
The move is “an opportunity for the Council to speak with one voice to support the diplomacy taking place on the ground and pressure Hamas to accept an agreement at the negotiating table,” Evans added.
The United States, Israel's main backer, has previously used its U.N. Security Council veto to block the world body from calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Palestinian territories.
Since blocking an Algerian resolution calling for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza in late February, U.S. officials have focused on supporting diplomatic efforts on the ground toward a six-week ceasefire in exchange for his release. We have negotiated alternative plans. of a hostage.
Diplomatic sources said the document had little chance of gaining approval from the Security Council, and a new version was distributed to Council members on Wednesday.
Diplomatic sources said an alternative resolution was under consideration and could be voted on as soon as Friday.
It is backed by several non-permanent members of the Security Council and “calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire during the month of Ramadan,” according to a document seen by AFP.
Ramadan begins on March 10th and ends on April 9th.
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