Headline Roundup • June 10th, 2024
UN Security Council Endorses US-Drafted Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Proposal
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Summary from the AllSides News Team
The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution to endorse an Israeli-Hamas ceasefire proposal drafted by the United States.
For Context: President Joe Biden outlined that plan late last month. The three-phrase plan to wind down the conflict involves an immediate 6-week ceasefire as the two sides return to the negotiation table. In phase two, all remaining hostages would be released, and Israeli forces would withdraw from Gaza. The third phase entails the reconstruction of Gaza.
Details: Fourteen out of 15 members voted in favor of the resolution. The Russian Federation abstained.
Key Quotes: U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield stated, “Today this council sent a clear message to Hamas, accept the cease-fire deal on the table. Israel has already agreed to this deal and the fighting could stop today if Hamas would do the same.” Nate Evans, spokesperson for the U.S. mission to the U.N., stated, “Israel has accepted this proposal and the Security Council has an opportunity to speak with one voice and call on Hamas to do the same.”
How the Media Covered It: Despite some outlets reporting that Israel has approved the ceasefire resolution, NBC News (Lean Left bias) reported that “there are signs that Israel may not be on board with this proposal,” citing an unnamed senior Biden administration official indicating that the rescue of Israeli four hostages in Gaza over the weekend had “strengthened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s determination to continue the Gaza invasion.”
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The United Nations Security Council passed a U.S.-drafted cease-fire deal aimed at halting eight months of bloody fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
The draft of the resolution, which President Joe Biden approved, was finalized Sunday after almost a week of negotiations among members of the 15-member council.
For it to pass, the resolution needed at least nine votes in favor and no vetoes by the countries that have the power to send any cease-fire proposal back to the drawing board — the U.S., France, Britain, China or Russia.
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The United Nations Security Council on Monday approved a resolution sponsored by the United States calling for an immediate, temporary cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
Fourteen members of the 15-member body voted in favor of the resolution, with one abstention from the Russian Federation.
The vote on the cease-fire resolution sends a political signal of unity from the members of the council. The text of the resolution notes that Israel has “accepted” a proposal laid out by President Biden on May 31, and “calls upon Hamas to also accept it,...
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The United Nations Security Council on Monday voted to adopt President Joe Biden's resolution that outlined a ceasefire plan between Israel and Hamas.
Russia abstained from the vote, while the other 14 council member nations voted in the ceasefire plan's favor.
The resolution states that Israel has accepted the ceasefire plan and calls on Hamas' leaders to accept the three-phase plan 'without delay and without condition.'
The first phase of the resolution calls for Hamas to release Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held in Israel jails and Israeli forces...
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