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The U.N. Safety Council voted in favor of a U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza on Monday.
The 15-member council negotiated over the deal for greater than per week previous to Monday’s vote. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield praised the result as a “vote for peace.” Each Hamas and Israel have indicated that they favor the proposal.
“Yesterday, the UN Safety Council referred to as on Hamas to just accept the deal on the desk, which might finish the combating in Gaza. What is required – now greater than ever – is a ceasefire with the discharge of hostages. Israel has already accepted this deal. Now, the ball is in Hamas’ courtroom,” Thomas-Greenfield wrote in a Tuesday assertion.
The proposal handed with a unanimous 14-0 vote, with Russia abstaining.
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The cease-fire proposal requires a three-phase course of resulting in the tip of Israel’s battle in Gaza, starting with the alternate of hostages in Gaza for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel.
The second part would see a negotiated finish to the battle and Israel withdrawing from Gaza. The third part would cowl the rebuilding of Gaza.
Whereas Biden’s administration says Israel has accepted the deal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not acknowledged that publicly. Thomas-Greenfield famous the discrepancy in a Monday interview with NPR.
“He hasn’t mentioned [he accepts], for causes that I’m not… that I can’t get into right here,” she mentioned.
The cease-fire proposal requires a three-phase course of resulting in the tip of the battle in Gaza, starting with the alternate of hostages in Gaza for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. (AP Picture/Leo Correa)
A senior Hamas official confirmed the cease-fire deal on Tuesday. Sami Abu Zuhri mentioned Hamas is able to negotiate over the main points, including that it was as much as Washington to make sure that Israel abides by it.
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“The U.S. administration is going through an actual take a look at to hold out its commitments in compelling the occupation to right away finish the battle in an implementation of the U.N. Safety Council decision,” Abu Zuhri mentioned.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Israel and Qatar final week in an effort to hurry alongside cease-fire talks. (Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz/Pool/File Picture)
Osama Hamdan, one other senior Hamas chief, echoed requires a everlasting cease-fire and mentioned the group is prepared for a good prisoner alternate deal, however he mentioned the U.N. decision has flaws and that Secretary of State Antony Blinken “is likely one of the obstacles to reaching an settlement as a result of he acts solely in response to ‘Israel’s’ needs.”
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“The decision incorporates factors we don’t settle for, however its essential points are constructive,” Hamdan mentioned. “The Safety Council decision is not going to take impact on the bottom until the occupation agrees to it.”
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UN Safety Council passes US-backed Gaza cease-fire proposal
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