US President Barack Obama says Washington has “serious concerns” about the rising death toll among the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
“We have serious concerns about rising number of Palestinian deaths and the loss of Israeli lives,” the president says, largely reiterating comments made to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone conversation a day before. “We need a ceasefire.”
“I’ve asked John [Kerry] to do everything he can to reach a cessation in hostilities. We don’t want to see any more civilians killed,” he says.
Also, French President Francois Hollande calls for urgent measures to stop the suffering in Gaza after a phone conversation with UN chief Ban Ki-moon.
“Everything must be done to put an immediate end to the suffering of the civil population in Gaza,” a statement from Hollande’s office says.
— AFP contributed
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