The UN Security Council is set to convene later Tuesday, after a one-day delay, to weigh another call for a ceasefire after the United States vetoed a previous bid. The draft resolution on the table Monday morning called for an “urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities,” to allow unhindered access to deliver humanitarian aid to the massive number of civilians in need of food, water and medicine. This language has since been watered down to a “suspension” of hostilities to obtain US support, FRANCE 24’s Jessica Le Masurier said, reporting from New York. “The wording is absolutely key here … because what Washington does not want and what Washington would veto would be any resolution calling for a ceasefire,” she said.
UN Security Council to vote on resolution backing call for ‘suspension’ of Gaza hostilities
