US submits new version of draft resolution on Gaza to UN

The United Nations Security Council will vote Monday afternoon on a US-drafted resolution that backs Washington's Gaza ceasefire plan and calls on Hamas to accept it, the council presidency said, Report informs via AFP.

The text welcomes the truce and hostage release proposal announced on May 31 by President Joe Biden, and urges both parties to fully implement its terms without delay and without condition.

Unlike earlier drafts, the resolution states that Israel has accepted the US ceasefire proposal.