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Security Council set to convene to call for unilateral ceasefire in Gaza

28 July 2014, 6:47 am
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The UN Security Council is getting set to hold an emergency session in 10 minutes to discuss the conflict in the Gaza Strip and issue a statement calling for “an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire” in the Palestinian territory.

A draft of the statement released earlier makes no mention of either Hamas or Israel whatsoever. It remains to be seen whether any last minute amendments were made before showtime.

For the time being, things have been quiet between Israel and Hamas for nearly seven hours, since last rockets were fired at southern Israel. There have been no reports of Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip either.

Security Council members vote for tough, new sanctions against North Korea for its latest nuclear test, during a meeting at UN headquarters Thursday, March 7. (photo credit: AP/Bebeto Matthews)
UN Security Council members vote during a March meeting (photo credit: AP/Bebeto Matthews/File)

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