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U.N. Passes Gaza Cease-Fire Resolution as Blinken Presses Israel and Hamas [1]

['Farnaz Fassihi', 'Michael Crowley', 'Mike Ives', 'Thomas Fuller']

Date: 2024-06-10

The United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted a U.S.-backed cease-fire plan for the Gaza Strip with only Russia abstaining, a sign of the growing frustration among the world’s major powers over the war and the desire to bring it to an end.

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told members of the Security Council that Israel had already agreed to the deal laid out in the resolution — although Israel has so far resisted taking a public position on it — and she urged Hamas “to do the same.”

“Hamas can now see that the international community is united, united behind a deal that will save lives and help Palestinian civilians in Gaza start to rebuild and heal,” Ms. Thomas-Greenfield said.

The 14-0 vote may strengthen the hand of Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, who returned to the Middle East on Monday to press Hamas and Israel to agree to a cease-fire.

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[1] Url: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/world/middleeast/security-council-gaza-ceasefire-blinken.html

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