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Adel Zaanoun with Amelie Bottollier-Depois in New York

Israel Strikes Gaza After Failed UN Ceasefire Bid

Northern Gaza has been decimated by Israeli bombardments (Credit: AFP)

Israel pressed its offensive against Hamas militants in Gaza on Saturday after the United States blocked an extraordinary UN bid to call for a ceasefire in the two-month war.

Hamas and the Palestinian Authority swiftly condemned the US veto as the Hamas-run health ministry put the latest death toll in Gaza at 17,487 people, mostly women and children.

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