The United Nations Security Council, Monday, called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza as overnight ceasefire announcements between Hamas and Israel were violated by both sides.
The statement called on the parties to the conflict ‘to accept and fully implement the humanitarian ceasefire into the Eid period and beyond’ and ‘to engage in efforts to achieve a durable and fully respected ceasefire, based on the Egyptian initiative,” reports The Guardian.
The United States President, Barack Obama, Sunday, in a phone call to the Israeli Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, expressed concern over the rising civilian death toll and called for an immediate ceasefire.
On Monday, Haaretz reported that the Israeli Defence Forces had ceased striking targets within the Gaza strip after a 24 hour ceasefire request. The Israeli Prime Minister, later accused Hamas of violating its own ceasefire by firing rockets into Israel.
The statement called on the parties to the conflict ‘to accept and fully implement the humanitarian ceasefire into the Eid period and beyond’ and ‘to engage in efforts to achieve a durable and fully respected ceasefire, based on the Egyptian initiative,” reports The Guardian.
The United States President, Barack Obama, Sunday, in a phone call to the Israeli Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, expressed concern over the rising civilian death toll and called for an immediate ceasefire.
On Monday, Haaretz reported that the Israeli Defence Forces had ceased striking targets within the Gaza strip after a 24 hour ceasefire request. The Israeli Prime Minister, later accused Hamas of violating its own ceasefire by firing rockets into Israel.