On Friday March 22, the United States submitted to the UN Security Council a draft resolution mentioning a “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza which they had previously ruled out. A vote with an uncertain outcome, however, while Russia regrets that the text do not use the terms “call” Or “request” of ceasefire. Since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas on October 7, Americans have systematically opposed the use of the term “ceasefire” in UN resolutions, blocking three texts to this effect. Follow our live stream.
France ready to propose a resolution in the event of failure of the American text. LFrance is preparing its own resolution and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stéphane Séjourné, plans to go to Egypt this weekend to plead for this French solution, franceinfo has learned from a highly placed diplomatic source.
The EU calls for an “immediate humanitarian pause” in Gaza. Meeting at a summit in Brussels, the leaders of the 27 countries of the European Union asked Thursday “an immediate humanitarian pause leading to a lasting ceasefire”, as well as the unconditional release of all hostages and the provision of humanitarian aid”according to this text.
Meeting between the leaders of Mossad and the CIA with a view to a truce. The head of the Israeli intelligence service is expected in Doha, Qatar, on Friday to meet the head of the American intelligence agency, as part of negotiations around a truce in the Gaza Strip, the office announced Thursday of the Israeli Prime Minister. He will also meet with the Qatari Prime Minister and the head of the Egyptian intelligence services, other mediators in the negotiations between Israel and Hamas on a truce.