The Security Council will vote Saturday on a new draft resolution that seeks an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, diplomats have said, but the United States has indicated it may veto it, AFP reports.
The vote on the resolution, led in part by Algeria, the Arab nation currently on the 15-member Security Council, is expected at 10am (1400 GMT), three diplomats said.
The draft resolution, seen by AFP, “demands an immediate ceasefire” for the ongoing holy month of Ramazan that leads “to a permanent sustainable ceasefire” respected by all sides.
It also demands both the “immediate and unconditional” release of hostages seized in the October 7 attack by Hamas and humanitarian access in the battered Gaza Strip.
Three European nations — Malta, Slovenia and Switzerland — are co-sponsoring the resolution, along with Mozambique, Guyana and Sierra Leone.