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UN secretary-general calls for Gaza ceasefire ‘out of respect for spirit of Eid’

By Jacob Magid 14 May 2021, 3:10 am
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech during a meeting of the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech during a meeting of the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

NEW YORK — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for Israel and Hamas to hold their fire out of respect for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr being celebrated today.

“Out of respect for the spirit of Eid, I appeal for an immediate de-escalation and cessation of hostilities in Gaza and Israel. Too many innocent civilians have already died. This conflict can only increase radicalization and extremism in the whole region,” he tweets.

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