UNSC to meet shortly to vote on US-drafted resolution for ‘sustained ceasefire’ in Gaza

The UN Security Council will meet at 9am New York Time (6pm PKT) to vote on a US-sponsored draft resolution that would “determine the imperative of an immediate and sustained ceasefire” in Gaza and Israel.

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