UN Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Monday approved its first resolution endorsing a cease-fire plan aimed at ending the eight-month war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The resolution welcomes a cease-fire proposal announced by President Joe Biden that the United States says Israel has accepted. It calls on Hamas, which initially said it viewed the proposal "positively," to accept the three-phase plan. It urges Israel and Hamas "to fully implement its terms without delay and without condition." The resolution, which the council voted 14-0 in favor, with Russia abstaining, urges Israel and Hamas "to fully implement…