Security Council Resolution demands ceasefire in Gaza to be put to a vote

4 months ago
12

A draft Security Council Resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza could be put to a vote today and draw a US veto in the process.
Such is the dilemma facing the text's lead author Algeria signalled its intentions soon after the International Court of Justice ordered provisional measures on Israel at the end of January.
But Washington's envoy has been steadfast in her view that any action in the council would undermine efforts to secure a new hostage deal between Israel and Hamas.
Sherwin Bryce-Pease reports on a likely US veto if the draft it put to a vote.

Loading comments...