US is engaging in high-level diplomacy to avoid vetoing a UN resolution on critical aid for Gaza
by Edith M. Lederer
Dec 21, 2023
3 minutes
The United States, key allies and Arab nations engaged in high-level diplomacy in hopes of avoiding another U.S. veto of a new U.N. resolution on desperately needed aid to Gaza ahead of a long-delayed vote now scheduled for Thursday morning.
The U.S. has been struggling to change the text’s references to a cessation of hostilities in the Israel- war. Another sticking point is the inspection of aid trucks into Gaza to ensure they are only carrying humanitarian goods. The current draft proposes a U.N. role, an idea is likely to
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