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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Lydia Chantler-Hicks

UN passes Gaza resolution after lengthy negotiations but stops short of calling for ceasefire

The UN Security Council has approved a watered-down bid to boost humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip - but has stopped short of calling for a ceasefire.

Following a week of vote delays and intense negotiations to avoid a veto by the United States, the council on Friday approved a resolution calling for urgent steps "to create the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities".

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