The Security Council approved an immediate cease-fire during Ramadan - and the unconditional release of all the abductees/Walla system! The vote is expected to take place around midnight Israeli time. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in a discussion at the level of foreign ministers in the Security Council that "the Middle East is on the brink of an abyss.
"The goal is a two-state solution, with Jerusalem as a shared capital, he said. This is an end to the occupation and the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state with Gaza as an integral part. The international community has the responsibility and morality to achieve this, said the envoy of the Palestinian president, Ziad Abu Amr. It is unfortunate that some are trying to delay the adoption of this decision, he added. We ask this especially of the US and other countries that oppose full membership of Palestine while they recognize Israel, the other side of the conflict.