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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Edith M. Lederer

UN council urged to use 'every means at its disposal' to press Hamas to disarm

Mideast Wars Mladenov - (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The official overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza urged the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to use “every means at its disposal” to press Hamas to disarm, warning that every act of violence in the Palestinian territory risks “unraveling” the agreement.

Nickolay Mladenov, high representative of the Board of Peace, an international body established by President Donald Trump, said Israel must also uphold its obligations under the October’s ceasefire, pointing to the killings of Palestinians and restrictions on the flow of humanitarian aid.

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