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U.N. Security Council for first time agrees to demand cease-fire in Gaza

On a 14-0 vote with the U.S. abstaining, the council urged a cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

The U.N. Security Council adopts a Gaza cease-fire resolution (AN/U.N. Web TV)

After four failed attempts, the United Nations' most powerful arm on the fifth try approved a long-awaited resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire and unconditional release of all hostages in war-torn Gaza.

The United Nations Security Council issued its first call on Monday for a halt in the Israel-Hamas war, saying the warring sides must lay down their arms unconditionally during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

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