JOHANNESBURG - Israel is facing continued global pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza with a new UN Security Council vote currently underway.
The vote was due on Monday but the US said it could not support a reference to a “cessation of hostilities”. It said it might accept a call for a “suspension" of hostilities.
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The Arab countries negotiating the text say they are encouraged that the White House trying to find wording it could support – as opposed simply to vetoing resolutions as it did 10 days ago.
A range of US diplomats have visited Jerusalem to urge the Israeli government to adopt different military tactics but with only limited success.