GENEVA The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to vote on Wednesday on a new draft resolution urging a ceasefire in Gaza , reflecting ongoing efforts to prompt an end to the current conflict. However, this draft could encounter obstruction from the United States, Israel 's key ally. Its wording, demanding "an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, as well as the "immediate and unconditional release of all hostages," has elicited strong