A new US draft resolution before the UN Security Council includes some of the toughest language issued by Washington so far, calling for a temporary ceasefire and saying an Israeli assault on Rafah under the current circumstances would have “serious implications” for regional security.
The US measure “is significant because Israel did not want the word ‘ceasefire’ in any resolution, and now it’s the US that’s proposing it”, Al Jazeera diplomatic correspondent James Bays reported from UN headquarters in New York City.
“Of course, other countries wanted the words ‘immediate ceasefire’ and wanted the Security Council to order it, so it probably doesn’t go so far as some other council members would like,” Bays added.
“The second thing in this resolution I think is very significant is the US issuing this warning to Israel not to launch a ground offensive into Rafah.”
Despite reports of a growing divide between Netanyahu and Biden, the US has continued to send Israel weapons for its war on Gaza.
source: AlJazeera
