Egypt, Qatar and US set up communications center in Cairo to bolster ceasefire in Gaza
A communications hub has been set up in Cairo to address potential issues before they escalate and jeopardize the fragile
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.”
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