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January 9, 2009       Share:    

Source: http://un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=29495&Cr=gaza&Cr1

Security Council Calls for Immediate Gaza Cease-Fire

[United Nations] The UN Security Council Tuesday called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza leading to a full Israeli withdrawal and intensified international arrangements to prevent arms smuggling. The vote was 14-0, with the U.S. abstaining. The resolution called for renewed efforts to achieve a comprehensive peace with two democratic states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace with secure and recognized borders. The Palestine Authority of Mahmoud Abbas accepts the two-state solution, while Hamas, which seized control of Gaza in 2007, does not recognize Israel's right to exist.

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