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

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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...