Egypt agrees to UN Israel vote delay in call with Trump

CAIRO: Egypt said Friday it agreed to delay a vote on a UN Security Council resolution against Israeli settlements during a phone call between President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and US President-elect Donald Trump.
Egypt on Thursday requested that the vote be postponed a day after it submitted the draft text to the council, which prompted Israel to reach out to Trump to block a resolution.
Israel had asked Trump to intervene after learning that Washington, in a reversal of its policy under President Barack Obama, would not veto the resolution, an Israeli official said.
Trump, who issued a statement demanding that Washington exercise a veto, called Sissi.
In a statement on Friday, the Egyptian presidency said the phone call “touched on the draft resolution... on Israeli settlements.”
“The two leaders agreed on the importance of giving the new administration a chance to deal comprehensively with all the aspects of the Palestinian cause to achieve a comprehensive settlement,” it said.