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Newshour: 19/12/2023 21:06 GMT: UN drafting resolution for Gaza ceasefire

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UN drafting resolution for Gaza ceasefire

19/12/2023 21:06 GMT

19/12/2023 21:06 GMT: UN drafting resolution for Gaza ceasefire

BBC World Service - Newshour, UN drafting resolution for Gaza ceasefire

UN Security Council vote on ending Gaza hostilities delayed

The United States says it's working with other members of the UN Security Council to resolve outstanding issues on a draft resolution calling for a suspension of hostilities in Gaza.  The vote has already been delayed for more than a day, amid continuing efforts to find wording that would persuade the US, Israel's strongest ally, not to use its veto. The Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, has said his country is ready for another humanitarian pause to enable more hostages to be released and more aid to be delivered. Hamas has said that it won't negotiate an exchange of prisoners as long as the Israeli military operation continues in Gaza. 

Also on the programme: the couple who sold a 4.2 million dollar mask for 160 dollars; and Marvel drops one of its biggest stars. 

(Photo: U.N. Security Council moves towards a vote to demand aid access for Gaza, in New York. CREDIT: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)

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