A US-drafted ceasefire plan for the Gaza Strip was approved by the UN Security Council on Monday. This is the plan submitted and accepted by Israel at the end of May.
The American news channel CNN quoted from the text of the Security Council resolution, in which the members of the body called on Hamas to “also accept the proposal”. Both sides must immediately “fully implement” the plan, the report said.
Russia was the only state to abstain; the remaining fourteen members of the Security Council voted yes. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tried to enforce the ceasefire in the Middle East. On Monday, Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Further talks with Defense Secretary Yoav Gallant were also planned. He will meet with Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog on Tuesday morning.
Blinken: “The only outsider is Hamas”
In Cairo, Blinken had earlier said that only the Islamist Hamas had not agreed to US President Joe Biden’s ceasefire plan. “The only party that has not yet said yes is Hamas,” the chief diplomat said. “Countries in the region and around the world” are said to support the plan. “The only outsider at the moment is Hamas.” Representatives of Hamas and Islamic Jihad reiterated at a meeting in Qatar on Monday that part of any agreement should be a complete end to the war, a comprehensive Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. reconstruction of the coastal strip and an end to the blockade.
After the Security Council vote was announced, Hamas officials said they were ready to work with mediators to implement the plan’s principles.
Source: Krone
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