US submits UN Security Council resolution expressing support for latest Gaza deal

The United States has submitted a new resolution to the UN Security Council expressing support for the latest Israeli hostage release-ceasefire proposal unveiled by US President Joe Biden last week.

“Numerous leaders and governments, including in the region, have endorsed this plan and we call on the Security Council to join them in calling for implementation of this deal without delay and without further conditions,” says US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield. “The Security Council must insist that Hamas accept the deal.”

“Members of the council have consistently called for the steps outlined in this deal: bringing the hostages home, ensuring a complete ceasefire, enabling a surge of humanitarian assistance into Gaza and in the refurbishment of essential services, and setting the stage for a long-term reconstruction plan for Gaza,” the US envoy notes. “Council members should not let this opportunity to pass by. We must speak with one voice in support of this deal.”

The development comes amid an Algerian effort to pass a Security Council resolution aimed at ordering a halt to Israel’s ongoing operations in Rafah, which the US has indicated it will oppose.