US urges UN Security Council to support Gaza ceasefire plan

Israeli soldiers stand on top of armoured vehicles in a staging area near the Israeli-Gaza border in southern Israel on Monday Picture: Leo Correa/AP

The United States has urged the UN Security Council to support a three-phase plan announced by President Joe Biden aimed at ending the eight-month war in Gaza, freeing all hostages and sending massive aid into the devastated territory.

US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the United States circulated a draft resolution to the 14 other council members to back the proposal for ending the conflict.