U.N. Security Council to vote on U.S.-sponsored cease-fire resolution

The resolution also condemns restrictions on aid, any attempt to “reduce” Gaza’s territory and attacks against civilians, and warns against an assault on Rafah.

A U.S.-sponsored resolution that strongly condemns restrictions preventing aid from entering Gaza, any attempt to “reduce” its territory, and attacks against civilians as violations of international law, and warns against a military offensive in Rafah, is due for a vote Friday morning at the U.N. Security Council.

Although the lengthy text mentions Israel only once — in calling for a two-state solution — it is the target of most of its provisions.

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