Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday canceled a visit to Washington by an Israeli delegation of prime officers after the United Nations Safety Council handed its first decision calling for a Gaza cease-fire. America abstained, permitting it to go. The decision, backed by 14 nations together with China and Russia, calls for a direct cease-fire through the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and the discharge of all hostages. 4 earlier cease-fire resolutions had failed, together with one proposed by the US on Friday.
