The UN Security Council is trying for a fifth time to adopt a resolution on the Israel-Hamas war

By EDITH M. LEDERER
Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After four failed attempts, the U.N. Security Council is trying for a fifth time to come up with a resolution on the Israel-Hamas war. But it remains to be seen if serious divisions can be overcome to produce wording that could be adopted. The current draft under negotiation would demand “immediate extended humanitarian pauses” throughout the Gaza Strip to provide civilians with desperately needed aid. It also would demand that “all parties” comply with international humanitarian law that requires protection for civilians, calls for special protections for children, and bans hostage-taking. But the draft, obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, makes no mention of a ceasefire, or Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel, or Israel’s retaliation against Hamas.