border|200px Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has urged the United Nations Security Council to call for Israel to immediately cease aggression in the Gaza Strip. He also called for the lifting of the "suffocating siege" of Gaza. Israel began ground operations in Gaza on Saturday. Current Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has told the Council that the United States is deeply concerned about the "clearly worsening" situation.
border|200px Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has urged the to call for Israel to immediately cease aggression in the Gaza Strip. He also called for the lifting of the "suffocating siege" of Gaza. Israel began ground operations in Gaza on Saturday. Current Condoleezza Rice has told the Council that the United States is deeply concerned about the "clearly worsening" situation.
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