The US finally backs a ceasefire, but the nuances in its UN resolution show the tightrope it walks
by Julian Borger in Washington from World news | The Guardian on (#6KH4P)
Draft resolution loosens linkage between Gaza ceasefire and hostage release as US tries to claw back leadership on issue at UN
Washington's draft UN security council resolution on Gaza marks a shift in the US position, but it is a nuanced shift, retaining the linkage between a ceasefire and hostage release while loosening that linkage and emphasising that an immediate end to hostilities is the priority.
The primary focus for now is the hostage negotiations underway in Qatar, which are moving into high gear again, with the CIA and Mossad chiefs, William Burns and David Barnea, expected to fly into Doha on Friday.
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