US submits Security Council resolution but exact wording unclear

The US has circulated a draft UN Security Council resolution calling for an “immediate ceasefire tied to the release of hostages” in Gaza, US Secretary of State Blinken has said.

But Al Jazeera’s Diplomatic Editor James Bays says while the development “sounds very important”, the “exact language” of the resolution is important.

Bays said that in a non-finalised copy of the US resolution obtained by Al Jazeera, it was ambiguous what the US was actually demanding.

“It’s certainly the strongest language yet, but is it what the rest of the Security Council wants in terms of a demand for an immediate ceasefire? Or is it just as a resolution where the Security Council would say an immediate ceasefire is something that’s very important?” he said.

Blinken’s latest Middle East tour began in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. Today he will head to Cairo to meet with Arab foreign ministers and a senior Palestinian official.

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