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UN Security Council votes for 'immediate' Gaza ceasefire, US abstains

The United Nations Security Council holds a moment of silence for the March 22 attack on a Moscow concert hall, at the start of a meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at the UN headquarters in New York on March 25, 2024. AFP - ANGELA WEISS

After more than five months of war, the UN Security Council for the first time Monday demanded an "immediate" ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The United States was the only member to abstain.

Drawing unusual applause in the normally staid Security Council, all 14 other members voted in favor of the resolution which "demands an immediate ceasefire" for the ongoing Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

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