The UN Security Council’s vote for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza leaves Israel in a “very difficult situation”, says Strategic Analysis Australia Director Peter Jennings.

“Frankly, any immediate ceasefire now leaves Hamas, to some degree, intact,” he told Sky News host Sharri Markson.

“Four battalions worth of fighters in Rafah, in the south of Gaza.

“Israel will, regardless of what President Biden is asking for domestic political reasons, Israel is going to prosecute this conflict.”

The UNSC made the vote on March 25.