US Pushes UNSC Humanitarian Ceasefire Resolution; UN Sanctions Hemedti's Brother and 3 RSF Commanders

The United States, amid escalating violence, worked on a draft UN Security Council resolution demanding all parties immediately cease hostilities and facilitate humanitarian access to the most affected areas. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held talks with Saudi, Egyptian, and UAE counterparts to coordinate the push; US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty in Cairo. Separately, the UN Security Council imposed targeted sanctions on four RSF commanders for atrocities committed in El Fasher: Hemedti's brother Abdul Rahim Dagalo, Gedo Hamdan Ahmed, Elfateh Abdullah Idris Adam, and Tijani Ibrahim Moussa Mohamed. The Council also strongly condemned 'repeated drone attacks on civilians' and noted such attacks 'may constitute war crimes.' Analysts assessed ceasefire prospects as uncertain given SAF's refusal to negotiate while RSF holds any Sudanese territory.