US ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said she was optimistic that the new, tougher draft resolution would be approved on Friday.
The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on a United States-sponsored resolution declaring that “an immediate and sustained ceasefire” in Gaza is “imperative” to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than two million hungry Palestinians.
But it would unequivocally support diplomatic efforts “to secure such a ceasefire in connection with the release of all remaining hostages”.Russia’s deputy UN ambassador Dmitry Polyansky said Moscow will not be satisfied “with anything that doesn’t call for an immediate ceasefire”, saying it is what US secretary of state Antony Blinken is pressing for and what “everybody” wants.
The US, Israel’s closest ally, has vetoed three resolutions demanding a ceasefire, the most recent being an Arab-backed measure supported by 13 council members with one abstention on February 20. The vote will take place as Mr Blinken, America’s top diplomat, is on his sixth urgent mission to the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas war, discussing a deal for a ceasefire and hostage release, as well as post-war scenarios.
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