The UN Security Council on Thursday will try once again to pass a resolution calling for a halt in fighting between Israel and Hamas after previous efforts to win Washington’s backing fell short. Diplomatic wrangling at United Nations headquarters in Manhattan headquarters — which caused the vote to be postponed again Wednesday — has come against a backdrop of deteriorating conditions in Gaza and a mounting death toll. The United Arab Emirates is sponsoring a draft resolution on the conflict which has already been watered down to secure compromise, according to the AFP. It calls for “the urg…