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Adel Zaanoun with Mathieu Gorse in Jerusalem

US Calls For 'Immediate Ceasefire' In Gaza

Taking an unusually sharp tone, US Vice President Kamala Harris demanded ally Israel increase aid to Gaza (Credit: AFP)

US Vice President Kamala Harris urged an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, upping the pressure on key ally Israel as heavy fighting raged in the Palestinian territory.

Harris's comments on Sunday, the most forceful to date by a US administration official, came as Washington led a push to lock in a truce before Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month that begins in around one week.

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