The council’s only Arab member, Algeria, has signaled it was not ready to back a U.S. draft resolution that would back a proposal – outlined by President Joe Biden – for a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas.
Biden laid out a three-phase ceasefire plan for the Gaza Strip a week ago that he described as an Israeli initiative.
The current draft welcomes the ceasefire proposal, describes it as ”acceptable” to Israel, ”calls upon Hamas to also accept it, and urges both parties to fully implement its terms without delay and without condition.”
The U.S. State Department has once again rejected Algeria’s claims that the Kabyle movement is a terrorist organization,
Hamas and two other Palestinian militant groups said on Saturday that a Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel is "closer
The United States government on Friday authorized the sale of more than $5 billion in military equipment to Egypt, which
Egypt passed its first asylum law this week, raising fears among rights groups of a "security-focused approach" that
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