Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has instructed Egypt's UN mission to postpone a Security Council vote on a draft resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements, a western diplomat told Reuters on Thursday. Egypt had circulated the draft on Wednesday evening and the 15-member council had been due to vote at 3 p.m. (2000 GMT) on Thursday. It was unclear how the United States, which has traditionally protected Israel from UN action, planned to vote.
