Will ceasefire in Gaza happen after UN vote?
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🗓️ 11 June 2024
⏱️ 47 minutes
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The UN Security Council votes for a ceasefire in Gaza - and the Secretary General pleads for it to happen - so what's the hold-up?
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(IMAGE: Members of the U.N. Security Council vote on a U.S.-drafted resolution backing a proposal outlined by U.S. President Joe Biden for a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas in the Gaza Strip, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., June 10, 2024 / CREDIT: REUTERS/Stephanie Keith)
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| 0:00.0 | Hello welcome to news hour. It's live from the BBC World Service studios in |
| 0:08.5 | central London. I'm Tim Franks. Day 249 of the Israel-Gazah War and the question today is, after the vote in the |
| 0:18.2 | UN Security Council, are we any closer to an end to that war? |
| 0:23.8 | That UN vote approved the proposal outlined by the US President Joe Biden at the end of |
| 0:28.4 | May, a three-part plan. |
| 0:30.5 | The first part, a swap of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners in a short-term |
| 0:34.9 | ceasefire. The second phase, what's called a permanent end to hostilities and a full withdrawal |
| 0:40.6 | of Israeli forces in Gaza, the third phase, the long-term reconstruction |
| 0:45.2 | and future governance of Gaza. |
| 0:47.2 | The Security Council vote, 14 in favour, just Russia abstaining, came as the U.S. Secretary |
| 0:52.4 | of State Anthony Blinkcken began his eighth |
| 0:55.6 | tour of the Middle East to try to secure a ceasefire. |
| 0:58.8 | And for that, said Mr. Blincken, the key was not Israel, but as he put it, one guy in Gaza hiding 10 stories underground. |
| 1:07.1 | In other words, the Hamas leader, Yajya Sinwa. |
| 1:10.0 | I met with Prime Minister Netanyahu last night and he reaffirmed his commitment to the proposal. |
| 1:17.0 | I also had an opportunity to speak to Defense Minister Galant and other senior Israelis this morning. And I think there is a strong consensus again behind moving forward the proposal |
| 1:27.0 | but it really is down to one person at this point. We'll see what comes from them. |
| 1:35.0 | Antony Blinkin saying his standard one person. |
| 1:38.0 | Correspondent Tom Bateman is traveling with the US Secretary of State, they're now, arrived in Jordan. What about Israeli support for that peace plan? |
| 1:47.6 | The support there is among the Israeli government is pretty lukewarm at best and that's why I think what |
| 1:54.8 | President Biden actually announced 10 or 11 days ago now on that Friday night |
| 1:58.5 | address of the White House you know he described it as an Israeli proposal. |
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