US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, seen here on January 2, 2009, will travel to New York Tuesday to signal Washington is making "every possible diplomatic effort" for a durable ceasefire in Gaza, her spokesman said. (AFP/File/Saul Loeb)From Yahoo News/Reuters:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew to New York on Tuesday to discuss with key powers how to get a ceasefire in Gaza that the United States says must be durable, sustainable and indefinite.
Rice was to meet foreign ministers gathering for a United Nations Security Council meetings on ending the Israeli offensive launched last month with the stated aim of stopping Palestinian rocket attacks on civilians in southern Israel.
More than 600 Palestinians have been killed and at least 2,700 wounded since Israel began its campaign in Gaza, which is controlled by the Hamas Islamist group. Nine Israelis, including three civilians hit by rocket fire, have died.
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