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Aid Groups Demand Gaza Ceasefire (OneWorld.net)

 

Published 1/1/2009 at Yahoo! News: Politics News

OneWorld.net - UNITED NATIONS, Jan 1 (OneWorld.net) - Amid growing concerns about a possible humanitarian disaster, international aid organizations and human rights groups are urging the United Nations Security Council to take immediate action against the ongoing Israeli military aggression in Gaza that has resulted in nearly 400 deaths and injuries to over 1,000 people. (link)

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