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Smoke billowing over Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip during Israeli
bombardment on Monday. Photograph: Said Khatib/AFP/Getty Images
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Smoke billowing over Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip during Israeli
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Israel-Gaza war



US URGES ISRAEL TO DROP PLANS FOR RAFAH GROUND OFFENSIVE

Washington supports appeal with draft resolution to UN security council calling
for temporary ceasefire



Julian Borger in Washington
Mon 19 Feb 2024 17.15 ESTFirst published on Mon 19 Feb 2024 15.51 EST
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The US has proposed a UN security council resolution calling for a temporary
ceasefire and for Israel not to go ahead with a planned offensive on Rafah in
southern Gaza.

The draft text marks the first time the US has explicitly backed a ceasefire in
the Israel-Hamas conflict, though it adds that the temporary truce should be
begun “as soon as practicable”, leaving some room for manoeuvre by the Israeli
military.



The text is being offered by the Biden administration as an alternative to an
Algerian draft resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire that
is due to be debated on Tuesday.

The US appeal over Rafah, where about half of Gaza’s 2.3 million population have
sought refuge, echoes comments made by Joe Biden in recent days. But the
significance of the draft resolution is as a signal that Washington is willing
to go through the UN to put pressure on Israel and not rely solely on bilateral
messages.

According to a text seen by the Guardian, the US draft resolution says the
security council “determines that under current circumstances a major ground
offensive into Rafah would result in further harm to civilians and their further
displacement including potentially into neighbouring countries, which would have
serious implications for regional peace and security, and therefore underscores
that such a major ground offensive should not proceed under current
circumstances”.

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Richard Gowan, the UN director for the International Crisis Group, said on
social media: “I suspect that Israel will worry a lot more about this draft
resolution from the [US mission to the UN] than louder or stronger demands from
other UN members.”



It was not clear that the draft would be passed or even submitted to a vote. A
resolution needs at least nine votes in favour and no vetoes by the five
permanent members – the US, France, Britain, Russia or China – in order to be
adopted. But it could be the basis for negotiations with other council members
in the coming days.

The US draft begins by condemning Hamas for its 7 October attack, specifically
the “taking and killing of hostages, murder and sexual violence including rape”.
The US mission had previously complained that earlier security council
resolutions had omitted explicit blame of Hamas.

The US text calls for protection of civilians and for the provision of
humanitarian aid, but does not specifically mention the role and
responsibilities of the Israeli government or armed forces.

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The UK foreign secretary, David Cameron, also called for “a stop to the fighting
right now” and moves towards a lasting peace rather an offensive in Rafah.

Speaking to reporters on a visit to Stanley in the Falkland Islands on Monday,
he said: “We are calling for a stop to the fighting right now, we think that
what we need is a pause in the fighting and the hostages to come out and aid to
go in. That should happen straight away.

“Let’s have the stop to the fighting now, have that hostage release and then
build on it from here,” Lord Cameron said. “That’s what we need to happen rather
than an offensive in Rafah.”

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 * UN FINDS ‘CONVINCING INFORMATION’ THAT HAMAS RAPED AND TORTURED ISRAELI
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   5h ago


 * HAMAS NEGOTIATORS UNDER PRESSURE TO PRODUCE LIST OF HOSTAGES TO BE RELEASED
   
   6h ago


 * TWIN BABIES AMONG 14 KILLED IN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE ON HOUSE IN RAFAH
   
   14h ago


 * AID CORRIDOR NEEDED URGENTLY TO PREVENT FAMINE IN NORTH GAZA, SAYS WFP
   OFFICIAL
   
   14h ago


 * KAMALA HARRIS ISSUES SHARP REBUKE OF ISRAEL OVER ‘HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHE’
   IN GAZA
   
   1d ago


 * HAMAS DELEGATION JOINS MEDIATORS AT GAZA CEASEFIRE TALKS IN CAIRO
   
   1d ago


 * ULTRA-ORTHODOX AND FAR-RIGHT PARTIES MAKE GAINS IN ISRAELI LOCAL ELECTIONS
   
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 * ISRAEL ASKS EUROVISION CANDIDATE TO CHANGE CONTROVERSIAL LYRICS
   
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