Date: Jun 1, 2018 Source: The Daily Star UN Security Council set to vote on protecting Palestinians Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States: The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote Thursday at 6 p.m. (2200 GMT) on a draft resolution put forward by Kuwait calling for the protection of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, Kuwait's U.N. ambassador Mansour al-Otaibi said. Diplomats say the United States is expected to block the measure with its veto power.