Elysee Palace says core text stresses end to shooting and involvement of United Nation's top-level forum; resolution would require formal US veto if Washington opposes

Rocket fire from Gaza resumes after 6-hour overnight break in attacks as ceasefire efforts increase; IDF chief predicts two more days of fighting

Leaders will speak as Israeli PM says strikes on Strip to continue amid ongoing rocket fire; Erdogan accuses Biden of having blood on his hands

Amid growing international efforts to restore calm, Blinken indicates US not joining calls for immediate ceasefire

Member states have until noon on Monday to negotiate; diplomats tell ToI that Washington is pushing back on statement which criticizes both sides for ongoing fighting in Gaza

US envoy calls for halt to rocket fire, doesn't mention Israel's right to self defense; Erdan charges Hamas preplanned violence; Palestinian Authority: No equivalence between sides

Beijing attacks Washington even as it is widely accused of genocide over its own policies toward Muslim Uighurs

President says 'question is how' to get Hamas to cease 'indiscriminate' attacks; Washington blocks Security Council meeting on issue, where Israel would likely have been criticized

At previous gatherings, US blocked body forum from issuing statements it said would be 'unhelpful' in de-escalating violence; unlike previous sessions, Friday meeting to be public

American mission refuses to join position of 14 other members, arguing that it would not assist in de-escalating situation