US pushes UN to back Gaza ceasefire to free hostages

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The United States wants any council support for a ceasefire to be linked to the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. Photo by Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images The United States on Tuesday revised language in a draft to the UN Security Council resolution to back “an immediate ceasefire of roughly six-weeks in Gaza together with the release of all hostages,” according to the text seen by Reuters. The third revision of the text – first proposed by the U.S. two weeks ago – now reflects blunt remarks by vice-president Kamala Harris. The initial U.S. draft had shown...