The US said on Monday it wants the United Nations Security Council to adopt a resolution backing the proposal outlined by President Joe Biden to end the war on the Gaza Strip.
It circulated a one-page draft text, seen by Reuters, to the 15-member council. A resolution needs at least nine votes in favour and no vetoes by the US, France, Britain, China or Russia to pass.
The draft calls on Hamas to accept the deal and "fully and implement its terms without delay and without condition." It also "stresses the importance of the parties adhering to the terms of the deal once agreed, with the aim of bringing about a permanent cessation of hostilities."
The Palestinian group had already responded positively to the deal, which was in line with previous proposals it had put forward to mediators.
In Israel, however, several members of the war cabinet had voiced staunch opposition to ending the war on Gaza.
Israel's eight-month offensive on the Gaza Strip has killed over 36,000 people, most of them women and children, and thousands more are believed to be buried beneath the rubble. The war has led to one of the world's worst humanitarian catastrophes.
