U.N. Votes 14 - 0 With The U.S. Abstaining On A Ceasefire Between Israel And Hamas

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UN Security Council Calls For Gaza Cease-Fire -- Yahoo News/AP

UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution Thursday night calling for an immediate and durable cease-fire between Hamas militants and Israeli forces in Gaza. The U.S. abstained from the 14-0 vote.

Israel and Hamas were not parties to the vote and it will now be up to them to stop the fighting. But the text of the resolution was hammered out by the United States, Israel's chief ally, and by Arab nations that have ties to Hamas and the Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied territories.

"We are all very conscious that peace is made on the ground while resolutions are written in the United Nations," British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said.

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More News On The U.N. Call For A Ceasefire

Security Council calls for immediate truce in Gaza -- AFP
UN passes Gaza ceasefire resolution -- Al Jazeera
UN backs ceasefire call for Gaza -- BBC
Security Council calls for cease-fire in Gaza -- CNN
U.N. Calls for Gaza Truce -- FOX News
UN reaches agreement on ceasefire in Gaza Strip -- The Independent
UN calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza -- The Telegraph
UN calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza -- Times Online
Security Council votes for Gaza ceasefire -- ABC News (Australia)
U.N. Security Council approves Gaza cease-fire resolution -- McClatchy Newspapers

My Comment: This is a toothless resolution. Both Israel and Hamas are going to ignore it because it does not address the issues that are important to them .... and in fact were the reasons why they have gone to war against each other.