The U.N. Security Council endorses U.S. cease-fire plan to end the war in Gaza
![U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield (center) votes during a U.N. Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at U.N. headquarters on Monday. The Security Council adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution supporting a cease-fire plan in Gaza.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2556x1917+160+0/resize/2556x1917!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F37%2Fab%2F1fe3989149aa949c582e9df6b8fc%2Fgettyimages-2156418778.jpg)
The council voted 14-0 to support President Biden’s step-by-step plan for a cease-fire, an exchange of hostages and prisoners and an end to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
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