More details come to light on the joint German-French-British effort to broker a UN Security Council resolution to end the fighting.
The countries circulated a document entitled “Elements” to diplomats, outlining key points in the potential resolution, Haaretz reports. Major features include PA control of Gaza, a ban of unauthorized weapons sales, reconstruction of Gaza under international supervision, and restarting peace talks based on the 1967 lines.
The document recommends the full reopening of border crossings, and the lifting of the blockade on the Gaza Strip.
Israeli diplomats were briefed on the document, but did not receive a copy themselves. They were eventually able to obtain a copy.
The resolution would condemn “all violence and hostilities directed against civilians, as well as indiscriminate attacks resulting in civilian casualties, and all acts of terrorism.”
The United Nations Security Council meets at the UN on July 22, 2014 in New York City. (photo credit: Kena Betancur/Getty Images/AFP)
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