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Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian U.N. ambassador, addresses members of the U.N. Security Council at United Nations headquarters, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

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UN agency in Gaza says urgent cease-fire is a matter of life and death for millions of Palestinians
By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press
Mon,10/30/23-7:07PM , 104 Reads
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees told a U.N.
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Results are displayed as the U.N. General Assembly voted for a non-binding resolution calling for a "humanitarian truce" in Gaza and a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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UN General Assembly calls for 'humanitarian truce' in Gaza leading to halt in Israel-Hamas fighting
By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press
Fri,10/27/23-12:36PM , 78 Reads
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a nonbinding resolution Friday calling for a “humanitarian truce” in Gaza leading to a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers, the first United Nations response to the war.
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Mourners attend the funeral of the Israeli man Sagiv Ben Svi, killed by Hamas militants while attending a music festival, at a cemetery in Holon, central Israel, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. More than 1,400 people were killed and over 200 taken captive in an multi-front attack by the militant group that rules Gaza on Oct. 7.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

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Palestinians plead 'stop the bombs' at UN meeting but Israel insists Hamas must be 'obliterated'
By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press
Thu,10/26/23-5:51PM , 162 Reads
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — “Stop the bombs and save lives!” the Palestinian ambassador pleaded at an emotional U.N. meeting Thursday on the war in Gaza. But Israel’s envoy was adamant, declaring again, “We will not rest until Hamas is obliterated.”
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Russia's United Nations Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya raises his hand as he votes against a new U.S. resolution over the conflict between Israel and Palestinians, which was vetoed in the U.N. Security Council, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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UN Security Council fails again to address Israel-Hamas war, rejecting US and Russian resolutions
By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press
Wed,10/25/23-9:31PM , 52 Reads
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council failed again Wednesday to address the Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza, rejecting rival United States and Russian resolutions.
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