The United States has proposed a rival draft United Nations Security Council resolution that would underscore the body's "support for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza as soon as practicable." The US draft text also highlights the potential harm to civilians and their displacement if a major ground offensive into Rafah occurs. Israel's plan to storm Rafah has raised international concern about worsening the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
The United States has proposed a rival draft United Nations Security Council resolution that would underscore the body's "support for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza as soon as practicable." Washington has been averse to the word ceasefire in any UN action on the Israel - Hamas war, but the US draft text echoes language that President Joe Biden said he used last week in conversations with Israel 's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The US draft text also "determines that under current circumstances a major ground offensive into Rafah would result in further harm to civilians and their further displacement including potentially into neighboring countries." Israel plans to storm Rafah in southern Gaza, where more than 1 million Palestinians have sought shelter, prompting international concern that such a move would sharply worsen the humanitarian crisis in Gaza
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