UN security council to vote on new Gaza ceasefire resolution | First Thing
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The UN security council will vote on Monday on a fresh resolution calling for an urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities" in Gaza, days after the US blocked a resolution for a humanitarian ceasefire".
What else is in the draft? It calls for the immediate release of all hostages and condemns terrorism and all indiscriminate attacks against civilians - but does not explicitly condemn Hamas, to the ire of Israel and the US.
France, the UK and Germany have joined global calls for a ceasefire over the weekend as Israeli protesters demanded the Netanyahu government relaunch hostage negotiations after Israeli troops mistakenly killed three hostages who were waving a white flag.
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