UN Security Council again delays vote on Gaza resolution

The Security Council Chamber at UN headquarters in New York on December 20. Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images

The United Nations Security Council is again delaying a vote on the Gaza resolution, a staffer at the office of the United Nations secretary-general's office confirmed to CNN.

The vote is now slated for Thursday, a staffer said.

The vote on this resolution, which is drafted by the United Arab Emirates, had already been delayed multiple times amid disagreement on text that could gain a “yes” vote from the United States, or at least an abstention, which would allow the measure to pass.

A diplomatic source tells CNN that key issues with the draft that remain in negotiation are the "cessation of hostilities" language and the call for the UN to "establish a monitoring mechanism in the Gaza Strip with the necessary personnel and equipment, under the authority of the United Nations Secretary-General."