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U.N. calls for immediate Gaza truce (Reuters)
Reuters - Israel pushed ahead with its offensive in the Gaza Strip on Friday, ignoring a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire to the 14-day-old conflict.
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US abstains as UN calls for Gaza cease-fire (AP)
AP - In a surprise move, the United States abstained from a U.N. Security Council vote Thursday night urging an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, saying it wanted to see the results of Egyptian-mediated talks with Hamas and Israel before calling for a halt to military action.
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UN Security Council calls for immediate Gaza truce (AP)
AP - The U.N. Security Council called for an "immediate" and "durable" cease-fire in Gaza in a resolution Thursday night even as fighting between Israel and Hamas raged ? with early morning airstrikes killing seven Palestinians and pushing the death toll to about 760 in the near two-week conflict.
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UN Security Council urges immediate Gaza ceasefire (AFP)
AFP - Israel was under intense pressure Friday to end its two-week-old offensive in the Gaza Strip after the UN Security Council called for an immediate ceasefire as the death toll from the war rose past 760.
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U.N. Security Council calls for immediate Gaza truce (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.N. Security Council called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip but Israeli warplanes launched intermittent attacks on Friday.
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UN Security Council calls for Gaza cease-fire (AP)
AP - The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution Thursday calling for an immediate and durable cease-fire between Hamas militants and Israeli forces now fighting in the Gaza Strip. The vote was 14-0, with the United States abstaining.
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Diplomats: Arabs and West agree on Gaza resolution (AP)
AP - Key Arab nations and Western powers called for an immediate Security Council vote Thursday night on a Gaza cease-fire resolution, after they reached agreement on final wording of the draft, officials said.
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UN halts Gaza aid after Israel attack on workers (AP)
AP - The U.N. suspended food deliveries to Gaza and the Red Cross accused Israel of blocking medical assistance after forces fired on aid workers, killing two, as the threat of a wider conflict emerged with Lebanon.
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Western, Arab ministers agree to UN draft on Gaza truce: diplomats (AFP)
AFP - Western and Arab foreign ministers on Thursday agreed on a draft resolution calling for an immediate Gaza ceasefire, and will put the compromise measure to a UN Security Council vote, diplomats said.
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Arabs, West agree on elements of Gaza resolution (AP)
AP - Key Arab nations and Western powers reached agreement Thursday on key elements of a U.N. resolution calling for an immediate and durable cease-fire between Hamas militants and Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, the head of the Arab League said.
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UN curbs Gaza aid after trucks hit by Israeli fire (AP)
AP - The U.N. suspended aid shipments in the Gaza Strip on Thursday and the Red Cross restricted its convoys after their trucks came under Israeli fire. The threat of a wider conflict arose when militants in Lebanon fired two rockets into northern Israel.
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Western, Arab ministers agree UN draft on Gaza truce: diplomats (AFP)
AFP - Western and Arab foreign ministers on Thursday agreed a draft resolution calling for an immediate Gaza ceasefire, and will put the compromise measure to a UN Security Council vote, diplomats said.
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Arabs and West agree on Gaza resolution (AP)
AP - Key Arab nations and Western powers reached agreement Thursday on a proposed U.N. resolution calling for an immediate and unconditional cease-fire between Hamas militants and Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, the head of the Arab League said.
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Kemal Dervis resigns as UN development chief (AP)
AP - The head of the U.N. Development Program, which promotes anti-poverty efforts around the globe, is resigning, the United Nations announced Thursday.
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Western, Arab ministers agree UN draft on Gaza truce: diplomat (AFP)
AFP - Western and Arab foreign ministers on Thursday agreed on a compromise draft resolution calling for an immediate Gaza ceasefire and decided to put it to a UN Security Council vote, a Palestinian diplomat said.
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UN truck comes under deadly fire in Gaza (AP)
AP - The U.N. suspended aid shipments in the Gaza Strip on Thursday and the Red Cross restricted its convoys after their trucks came under Israeli fire. The threat of a wider conflict arose when militants in Lebanon fired two rockets into northern Israel.
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UN, Red Cross curtail Gaza aid, criticize Israel (AP)
AP - The U.N. and the Red Cross curtailed aid shipments in the Gaza Strip on Thursday after accusing Israeli forces of firing on their drivers, killing one. The threat of a wider conflict arose when militants in Lebanon fired two rockets into northern Israel.
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Intensive talks for UN agreement on Gaza truce call (AFP)
AFP - Intensive talks were underway here Thursday to reconcile two rival Security Council resolutions proposed by Western and Arab foreign ministers seeking an immediate Gaza ceasefire.
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Arabs negotiate with West on UN resolution on Gaza (AP)
AP - Arab nations decided Thursday to put aside their proposed U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and negotiate on a rival text put forward by Britain and backed by the United States and France, diplomats said.
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Arabs put Hamas in UN draft, West offers own text (AP)
AP - Arab nations pressed for a U.N. Security Council vote Thursday on a newly revised resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza that also mentions Hamas by name and calls for an international force to prevent arms smuggling ? two key U.S. demands.
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