Daily Briefing: US set to veto a cease-fire
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The U.S. will almost certainly veto a Gaza cease-fire proposal put before the United Nationals Security Council on Tuesday. More gun violence in the U.S.: A student at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs was arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of two people while a suspect was named in a Minnesota shooting that killed two officers and a first responder.
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Here is the news to know Tuesday.
US could opt for a temporary cease-fire in Gaza, but strike down another proposal
The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza on Tuesday, but the U.S. said it would veto it because it's trying to arrange a deal on its own.
The U.S. draft resolution would advocate for a temporary cease-fire − contingent on all the hostages taken by Hamas being freed − while warning against an Israeli invasion of the crowded city of Rafah. The American's option rivals another measure put forward by Algeria that seeks an immediate halt to hostilities, which U.S. officials have already promised to veto on Tuesday.
The Biden administration has rebuffed widespread calls for a cease-fire until this point. But as Israel vows to launch a ground offensive in Rafah, the border city where an estimated 1.4 million Palestinians are sheltering, the U.S. is saying such an attack would be catastrophic for civilians and further destabilize the already strained region.
The U.N. Security Council isn't to be confused with the International Court of Justice, where more than 50 countries are expected to testify during a hearing this week on Israel's 57-year occupation and refusal to comply with overwhelming global support for a two-state solution.
Tension over a cease-fire could have political reverberations back home: In Michigan, Arab Americans angered by Biden's silence in response to calls for cease-fire are prompting some voters to actively campaign against his reelection.
Student arrested in fatal shooting at Colorado Springs university
A student at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs was arrested Monday in connection with the shooting deaths of two people at a campus dorm room over the weekend, authorities said. The UCCS Police Department was called after shots were heard at Crestone House, an on-campus dormitory, around 6 a.m. Friday. Police found two people dead in the room where shots were fired. Nicholas Jordan, 25, of Detroit, is suspected of two counts of first-degree murder. The university confirmed he was enrolled at the school when the shooting happened. Read more
A man accused in the past of assault and domestic violence was identified Monday as the gunman who opened fire on first responders in Burnsville, Minnesota.
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