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Saudi and Palestinian FMs call for ceasefire during UN session
24 October 2023 17:43 BST
The Saudi and Palestinian foreign ministers called for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Palestine war during the UN Security Council session in New York on Tuesday.
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki accused the international community of "selectivity and double standards" during his address.
"Doesn't this wholesale killing offend you?" he asked. "Where is the outrage for the killing of civilians in the Gaza Strip?"
Meanwhile, Jordan's foreign minister called for humanitarian aid to be urgently delivered in a "sustainable way" to Palestinians in Gaza.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington was working with Egypt and the UN to build a mechanism to enable "sustained humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza".