Min-Fadhli-Rabii
Junior Member
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U.S. thwarts Libyan efforts
Fire and smoke rise into the sky from an Israeli air strike in Gaza City
At the United Nations, the United States thwarted an effort by Libya to persuade the Security Council to call for an immediate ceasefire, diplomats said.
Several council diplomats said the U.S. refusal to back the Libyan-drafted demand for an immediate truce had killed the initiative, since council statements must be passed unanimously.
The text by Libya, the only Arab member of the council, expressed "serious concern at the escalation of the situation in Gaza, in particular, after the launching of the Israeli ground offensive" and called on all parties "to observe an immediate ceasefire".
The U.S. State Department said a ceasefire should take place "as soon as possible", in a statement that urged Israel to be "mindful of the potential consequences to civilians" but did not refer directly to the invasion or call for an immediate truce.
Washington, the statement said, was working towards a ceasefire that would not allow for a re-establishment of the status quo, "where Hamas can continue to launch rockets out of Gaza and to condemn the people of Gaza to a life of misery".
Source:http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/01/04/63435.html
U.S. thwarts Libyan efforts
Fire and smoke rise into the sky from an Israeli air strike in Gaza City
At the United Nations, the United States thwarted an effort by Libya to persuade the Security Council to call for an immediate ceasefire, diplomats said.
Several council diplomats said the U.S. refusal to back the Libyan-drafted demand for an immediate truce had killed the initiative, since council statements must be passed unanimously.
The text by Libya, the only Arab member of the council, expressed "serious concern at the escalation of the situation in Gaza, in particular, after the launching of the Israeli ground offensive" and called on all parties "to observe an immediate ceasefire".
The U.S. State Department said a ceasefire should take place "as soon as possible", in a statement that urged Israel to be "mindful of the potential consequences to civilians" but did not refer directly to the invasion or call for an immediate truce.
Washington, the statement said, was working towards a ceasefire that would not allow for a re-establishment of the status quo, "where Hamas can continue to launch rockets out of Gaza and to condemn the people of Gaza to a life of misery".
Source:http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/01/04/63435.html