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_Published 2024-02-20. The U.S. has drafted a resolution for the U.N. Security Council that calls for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza and warns against Israel’s planned offensive in Rafah. It comes after the U.S. vetoed a different resolution from Algeria calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire that the U.N. Security Council voted on Tuesday morning._


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## Transcript

The United States is working on a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas along with Egypt and Qatar the sausage still would bring an immediate and sustained period of calm to Gaza for at least six weeks. And from there. We could take the time to build a more enduring peace demanding an immediate unconditional cease-fire without an agreement requiring Hamas to release the hostages will not bring about adorable piece instead. It could extend the fighting between us and is and that is why you've heard me say over and over again any action this Council takes right now should help not hinder these sensitive and ongoing negotiations and we believe that the resolution on the table right now would in fact negatively impact those negotiations.

With those in favor of the draft resolution contained in document. Sr2024 / 173, please raise their hand. those against abstentions the result of the Voting is as follows 13 votes in favor one vote against one abstention. The draft resolution has not been adopted owing to the negative vote of a permanent member of the council. Colleagues over the past few weeks. We have made incredibly clear that the resolution before the council would not achieve the goal of a sustainable. Peace and may in fact run counterfeit. Proceeding with a vote today was wishful and irresponsible. And so while we cannot support a resolution that would put sensitive negotiations in Jeopardy.

We look forward to engaging on a text that we believe will address so many of the concerns. We all share a text that can and should be adopted by the council so that we can have a temporary ceasefire as soon as practicable based on the formula of all hostages being released. This temporary ceasefire is critical to getting paid into the hands of Palestinian civilians who desperately desperately need it. We should look towards this text so that we can finally finally condemn Hamas for their horrific attacks on October 7th, which is that this conflict in tomorrow so that we can Empower senior coordinator called and the United Nations because her success is the UN success.

And it is so very needed to ensure civilians get the aid that they need more efficiently and effectively and just more. And so that ultimately we can together help create a future in which Israelis and Palestinians live in states of their own side by side in peace.

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