`` We have to wait until Wednesday morning , '' Security Council president says . Abbas ' speech provoked cheers and chants from flag-waving Palestinians who watched the address on a big-screen television in a square in Ramallah , the West Bank . The United States vows to veto the Palestinian request . - Israel and Hamas agree on a cease-fire in Gaza's border with Egypt that will last for 48 hours starting at midnight local time.
`` We have to wait until Wednesday morning , '' Security Council president says . The United States vows to veto the Palestinian request . - Israel and Hamas agree on a cease-fire in Gaza's border with Egypt that will last for 48 hours starting at midnight local time.