Security Council Calls for Israeli Troop Pull-out

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Security Council Calls for Israeli Troop Pull-out

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Responding to the continuedviolence in the Middle East, members of the U.N. Security Council repeated their call for a ceasefire and the immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces from Palestinian cities, Council President Sergey Lavrov said in statement.

"The members of the Security Council are seriously concerned atthe further deterioration of the situation and violation of international humanitarian law on the Palestinian territories, including many victims among the civilian population and a threat of destruction of the Palestinian Authority," Lavrov said in a press statement issued on late Sunday following a closed-door meeting.

He said that the session, convened at the request of the Arab Group, marked the determination of council members to ensure the implementation of council resolutions urging Israeli withdrawal.

He emphasized that the members were deeply disturbed by the failure to implement those resolutions, adding that the continuation of violence by the power in control of events on the ground is "unacceptable".

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