UN Security Council approves ceasefire plan between Israel and Hamas

The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a US-drafted resolution supporting President Joe Biden’s proposal for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. A loop.

Russia abstained from voting, while the remaining 14 members voted in favor. The United States finalized its text on Sunday after six days of negotiations in the council.

On May 31, Biden unveiled a three-phase ceasefire plan that he called the Israel Initiative. Some Security Council members questioned whether Israel had accepted a plan to end the fighting in A loop.

The resolution welcomes the new ceasefire proposal, “which Israel has accepted, calls on Hamas to also accept it, and calls on both sides to fully implement its terms without delay and without any conditions.”

Hamas welcomed “what was included in the resolution (…) which confirms a permanent ceasefire in A loopcomplete withdrawal of troops, exchange of prisoners, reconstruction, return of displaced persons to their areas, refusal of any changes or demographic reduction in the Gaza Strip area A loop and delivery of necessary assistance to our people in the sector,” the statement said.

The resolution details this proposal, specifying that “if the first phase negotiations last more than six weeks, the ceasefire will continue as long as negotiations continue.”

Advice in demand in Implement an immediate ceasefire and unconditional release of all hostages held by Hamas.

For months, negotiators from the United States, Egypt and Qatar have been trying to broker a ceasefire. Hamas says it wants a permanent end to the war in the Gaza Strip A loop and Israel’s withdrawal from the enclave of 2.3 million people.

Israel retaliates against Hamas, which rules A loop, for an attack carried out by his militants on October 7. Israel estimates that more than 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 taken hostage. More than 100 hostages are believed to remain in captivity. A loop.

Israel launched an air, land and sea attack on Palestinian territory that killed more than 37,000 Palestinians, according to health authorities. A loop. (Reuters).