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US stresses opposition to immediate Gaza ceasefire at UN Security Council meeting
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Deputy US Ambassador to the UN Robert Wood speaks during a Security Council meeting on Gaza, at UN headquarters in New York City on December 8, 2023. (Yuki Iwamura/AFP)
UNITED NATIONS — The United States tells a UN Security Council meeting that it opposes an immediate ceasefire in the fighting raging in Gaza.
“While the United States strongly supports the durable peace, in which both Israelis and Palestinians can live in peace and security, we do not support calls for an immediate ceasefire,” says Deputy US Ambassador Robert Wood.
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