US urges UN Security Council to support ceasefire plan
The United States on Monday urged the United Nations Security Council to support a three-phase plan announced by President Joe Biden that aims to end the nearly eight-month-long war in Gaza, free all hostages and send massive aid to the devastated region.
US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the United States has sent a draft resolution to the 14 other council members to endorse a proposal to end the conflict, which began on October 7 with a Hamas surprise attack in southern Israel that killed nearly 1,200 people, mostly Israeli civilians.
“Many leaders and governments, including those in the region, have supported this plan, and we urge the Security Council to join them in bringing this agreement into force without further delay and without additional conditions,” he said in a statement.
The brief draft resolution would welcome the May 31 agreement announced by Biden and call on Hamas to “accept it in full and implement its terms without delay and without conditions.” Hamas has said it views the proposal “positively.”
Two Palestinians killed in West Bank
The Israeli army said on Tuesday it had killed two Palestinians it claimed were trying to fire on Israeli communities from the occupied West Bank. Residents of Israeli communities just outside the West Bank have reported an increase in gunfire from the occupied Palestinian territory in recent days.
Protesters set up tents at LA City Hall
Pro-Palestinian protesters camped out in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Monday night. About 50 protesters were seen standing with 20 tents on the sidewalks outside the building at Main and First Street. Many of the tents carried Palestinian flags and phrases such as “Free Palestine” and “Free Gaza.”
Israel announces four more hostages dead
Four more hostages kidnapped on October 7 have been declared dead by the Israeli military – including three elderly men seen in a Hamas video begging to be released. The announcement has increased pressure on the Israeli government to agree to a US ceasefire proposal that could ensure the return of other hostages.
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