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The United States says that a ceasefire voted by the United Nations can "only" be implemented once Hamas begins releasing hostages it still holds. SOUNDBITE
"Bring them home. Alive! now!" chant protesters holding pictures of Hamas-held Israeli hostages outside Columbia University as pro-Palestinian protests have taken over the campus since Wednesday. IMAGES
Iran's United Nations envoy tells the Security Council that the Islamic Republic was exercising its "inherent right to self-defense" in its unprecedented attack on Israel. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden urges Hamas to move on a proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, while calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow more aid into the Palestinian territory. "It's now up to Hamas, they need to move on the proposal that's been made," Biden tells a press conference at the White House, adding that the amount of aid getting into Gaza following a tense call with Netanyahu was "not enough." SOUNDBITE
Several hundred people gather at the Trocadero in Paris at the call of Crif, an organisation of groups representing the interests of French Jews, to call for the release of all Israeli hostages still held by Hamas, six months after the October 7 attacks. IMAGES
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