The UN Security Council endorses the proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
The proposed strategy involves Israel pulling out of densely populated regions in the Gaza Strip and swapping Hamas-detained hostages for Palestinian prisoners.
US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, shared the news after the vote, stating, "We chose peace today." In addition to this, the Council sent a direct message to Hamas: "Accept the ceasefire proposal currently available." Israel has embraced this agreement, Thomas-Greenfield elaborated, implying that the hostilities could come to an end "if Hamas did the same."
Hamas, a militant Islamic Palestinian organization, embraced the UN Security Council's decision. They simultaneously reemphasized their readiness to collaborate "with the mediators on indirect talks about how to carry out the plan."
