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Friday, February 2, 2024
US envoy to UN warns Algeria’s ceasefire resolution could jeopardize hostage talks
UNITED NATIONS — The US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, says that a draft Security Council resolution put forward by Algeria could jeopardize “sensitive negotiations” aimed at brokering a deal for the release of hostages held by Hamas in return for a pause in fighting in Gaza and the freeing of Palestinian security prisoners.
Algeria shared the draft with the 15-member council on Wednesday. It would demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
“This draft resolution could put sensitive negotiations in jeopardy — derailing the exhaustive, ongoing diplomatic efforts to secure the release of hostages, and secure an extended pause that Palestinian civilians and aid workers so desperately need,” Thomas-Greenfield tells reporters.
The Times of Israel Community.