UAE will seek binding resolution for "immediate humanitarian pause" at UN Security Council meeting, [View all]

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From CNN’s Becky Anderson in Doha and Richard Roth in New York

The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Monday regarding Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza, diplomatic sources confirmed.

The United Arab Emirates will seek a binding resolution from other Security Council members for an "immediate humanitarian pause" in the fighting, the sources said.

The emergency meeting comes after 120 countries voted for a United Nations resolution on Friday, introduced by Jordan, that called for a “sustained humanitarian truce” in Gaza. The United States was one of 14 countries that voted against the resolution, with 45 countries abstaining.

The sources said the draft text of the resolution calls for “an immediate humanitarian truce” and further “humanitarian pauses.”

Earlier this month, the United States vetoed a draft resolution at the UNSC which called for a humanitarian pause.

The UAE is the only Arab country currently a member of the UNSC.

https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-10-29-23/index.html