United Nations. Israel Hamas war: The chances of stopping the eight-month-long war in Gaza have increased. The United Nations Security Council on Monday approved its first resolution supporting the ceasefire plan between Israel and Hamas in Gaza with a huge majority. 14 out of 15 members of the Security Council voted in favor of the proposal, while Russia did not participate in the voting.

Hamas ready to accept UN proposal

Hamas said on Tuesday that it is ready to accept this UN resolution. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that Hamas's stance has raised hopes for a ceasefire. The US has welcomed the approval of the US-sponsored resolution announced by President Joe Biden by the United Nations Security Council. It says that Israel will also accept it.

Plan for ceasefire in exchange for release of hostages

The ceasefire resolution approved by the UN plans a ceasefire in exchange for the release of hostages by Hamas. The resolution calls on the extremist Palestinian group Hamas and Israel to accept a three-phase plan without condition and delay. This resolution of the UN with an overwhelming majority has increased pressure on both sides.

Israel committed to destroy Hamas

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Israel on Monday. He urged PM Benjamin Netanyahu to accept the ceasefire proposal and said it would also increase international pressure on Hamas. However, at the time Netanyahu expressed doubts over the agreement, saying Israel was committed to eliminating Hamas. Hamas said it welcomed the adoption of the proposal and was ready to work with mediators to put pressure on Israel.

 Meanwhile, the UN Human Rights Office has said that the deaths of civilians in Israel's action to release four hostages from Hamas could be considered a war crime.

Talks are ongoing, consensus may be reached in the next two days- Blinken

US Secretary of State Blinken said in Tel Aviv that talks on ceasefire continued on Tuesday as well. It is expected that an agreement will be reached in the next two days. Before Blinken's current visit to Arab countries, both sides were not ready to give up their tough stand, but on Tuesday, senior Hamas leader Sami Abu Zuhri said that he is ready to accept the compromise proposal, and is ready to discuss a detailed plan. Now it is up to the US to ensure that Israel will also follow it. He said that in exchange for the hostages, Palestine accepts the formula of releasing the prisoners and withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza.

 Four fighters including Hamas commander killed in West Bank

Clashes continue in Gaza amid ceasefire efforts. Hamas has said that Hamas commander Jaber Abdo has died along with three fighters in a clash with the Israeli army in Ramallah, West Bank. At the same time, Israel has said that four of its soldiers have lost their lives in an explosion in Emirate while searching for Hamas fighters hiding in Rafah.

On the other hand, Hezbollah has fired dozens of rockets targeting northern Israel. The Israeli army confirmed on Tuesday that 50 missiles were fired from Lebanon. It is worth mentioning that 37,164 Palestinians have lost their lives in the ongoing fighting in Gaza in response to Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7 last year, while 84,832 are injured. Apart from this, more than 1200 Israeli citizens have lost their lives.