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U.S. Ratchets Up Pressure on Israel with UN Vote Friday on Ceasefire Resolution


(Wall Street Journal) Stephen Kalin - The U.S. is set to bring a draft UN resolution calling for an immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza to a vote in the Security Council on Friday, a U.S. official said, raising the pressure on Israel to pause its war with Hamas. The call for an immediate ceasefire is a shift for the Biden administration, which has previously called for a ceasefire "as soon as practicable." The draft also repeats the past U.S. demand that any ceasefire be tied to the release of hostages from Hamas.
2024-03-22 00:00:00
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