The United Nations Security Council on Monday backed a proposal outlined by US President Joe Biden for a ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic terror group Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The US-sponsored resolution welcomes a cease-fire proposal announced by Biden that the United States says Israel has accepted. It calls on the Hamas, which initially said it viewed the proposal “positively,” to accept the three-phase plan.
Hamas welcomed the adoption of the resolution and said in a statement that it is ready to cooperate with mediators over implementing the principles of the plan “that are consistent with the demands of our people and resistance.”
US Ambassdador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said after the vote the council “sent a clear message to Hamas to accept the cease-fire deal on the table,” reiterating that Israel has accepted the deal which is supported by countries across the world.
“The fighting could stop today, if Hamas would do the same,” she told the council. “I repeat, this fighting could stop today.”
