Postponing the vote in the Security Council on a draft resolution on a ceasefire in Gaza

A vote scheduled for Saturday in the UN Security Council on a new draft resolution calling for an “immediate” ceasefire in Gaza was postponed until Monday, according to what diplomatic sources told Agence France-Presse.

The sources explained that this postponement was decided to allow further discussions on this alternative draft resolution, which was prepared by a number of non-permanent members of the Council.

The draft resolution, which is sponsored by eight non-permanent members of the Council (Algeria, Malta, Mozambique, Guyana, Slovenia, Sierra Leone, Switzerland and Ecuador), was scheduled to be put to a vote today.

This project “urges an immediate humanitarian ceasefire for the month of Ramadan leading to a permanent ceasefire,” the “unconditional” release of hostages, and the removal of “all obstacles” to humanitarian aid.