"US Pushes for UN Security Council Opposition to Rafah Assault and Temporary Gaza Ceasefire"

The United States has proposed an alternative draft UN Security Council resolution calling for a temporary ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict and opposing a major Israeli ground offensive in Rafah, southern Gaza. The US draft text echoes language used by President Biden and expresses concern that such an offensive would worsen the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and have serious implications for regional peace and security. The US proposal comes after Algeria requested a vote on its own draft resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, which the US has signaled it would veto.