UN Security Council to vote on resolution urging cessation of hostilities in Gaza to deliver aid

Published December 18, 2023 10:55 AM

By EDITH M. LEDERER
Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has scheduled a vote on an Arab-sponsored resolution calling for an urgent cessation of hostilities in Gaza to allow unhindered access to deliver humanitarian aid to the massive number of civilians in need of food, water, medicine and other essentials. But diplomats said the text is still being negotiated to try to get the United States, Israel’s closest ally, to abstain rather than veto the resolution. This makes it likely that Monday’s 5 p.m. EST vote could be delayed. The U.S. vetoed a Security Council resolution earlier this month that was backed by almost all council members and dozens of other nations demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza.

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