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U.S.' abstention from the vote meant a key veto, present in previous ceasefire resolutions, was lifted, thus permitting the resolution to pass. The fresh ceasefire demands were introduced by non-permanent U.N. Security Council members and accompanied calls for the release of hostages held by Hamas without making immediate ceasefire conditional on the release.
The resolution, which the US said it did not agree with in its entirety, calls for an “immediate ceasefire” for the duration of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which ends in two weeks. It calls for the ceasefire to lead to a “lasting” truce,...The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza during Ramadan on Monday morning—though the U.S. abstained from the vote.
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