Mali circulated a draft resolution to the 15-member Security Council that would authorize a U.N. mission of 2,000 unarmed military observers to the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The United States has indicated it would likely veto the proposal if it came up for a vote, because Israel would not agree to the mission.
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