Israel-Gaza war: US calls for temporary ceasefire in UN text - BBC News

Its draft resolution features tougher language, echoing comments made by President Joe Biden.

5 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Rafah is sheltering more than a million people who have been forced to flee other parts of the Gaza StripBy Nada Tawfik and James FitzGeraldBBC News, New York and LondonThe US has proposed a draft resolution at the UN Security Council which calls for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza.

It has also warned Israel against invading the overcrowded city of Rafah.

The US has previously avoided the word "ceasefire" during UN votes on the war, but President Joe Biden has made similar comments.

However, the US plans to veto another draft resolution - from Algeria - which calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.

More than a million displaced Palestinians, who represent about half of Gaza's population, are crammed into Rafah after being forced to seek shelter there.

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