Kerry, Ban meet in Egypt to plea for peace in Gaza
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry began a diplomatic push on Monday (July 21) to try to secure a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas but senior U.S. officials acknowledged this would be challenging.
More than 500 people have died in the Gaza Strip fighting, the vast majority of them Palestinians, as Israel has pursued an air and ground offensive to try to stop rocket attacks on its territory from the Hamas-dominated Gaza Strip.
Kerry began his consultations, which are expected to include meetings with top officials in Egypt and possibly elsewhere in the region, with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Cairo on Monday night.
Speaking to the media in a joint news conference, Ban expressed sympathy for the Palestinian people and said he understood why Israel had to "respond militarily", but insisted that the violence needed to end immediately.
"I full understand, fully sympathize the sufferings of the Palestinian people, p
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry began a diplomatic push on Monday (July 21) to try to secure a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas but senior U.S. officials acknowledged this would be challenging.
More than 500 people have died in the Gaza Strip fighting, the vast majority of them Palestinians, as Israel has pursued an air and ground offensive to try to stop rocket attacks on its territory from the Hamas-dominated Gaza Strip.
Kerry began his consultations, which are expected to include meetings with top officials in Egypt and possibly elsewhere in the region, with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Cairo on Monday night.
Speaking to the media in a joint news conference, Ban expressed sympathy for the Palestinian people and said he understood why Israel had to "respond militarily", but insisted that the violence needed to end immediately.
"I full understand, fully sympathize the sufferings of the Palestinian people, p