Egypt circulated the draft on Wednesday evening and the 15-member council is due to vote at 3 p.m. (2000 GMT) on Thursday, diplomats said.
It was unclear how the United States, which has traditionally protected Israel from UN action, would vote.
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UN Security Council to vote Thursday on Israeli settlements
22 December 2016
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The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on a draft resolution that would demand that Israel "immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem."
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