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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg calls for a halt in the fighting in Gaza to be prolonged to allow for more aid and the release of hostages. "I call for an extension of the pause. This would allow for much needed relief to the people of Gaza and the release of more hostages," Stoltenberg tells journalists in Brussels. SOUNDBITE
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for "action to end this godawful nightmare" during the International Peace Summit in Cairo. SOUNDBITE
Pope Francis presides over vespers prayers and calls for the rebirth of the city of Rome after weeks of corruption scandals. Gavino Garay reports.
Smoke billows over Gaza City as fighting raged on unabated a day after the UN Security Council passed its first resolution calling for an "immediate ceasefire" in the bloodiest ever Gaza war, sparked by Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel. IMAGES
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
Demonstrators gather in central London to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Israeli aerial bombardments has claimed dozens more victims in the Gaza Strip today, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health, while the first ship loaded with aid is ready to set sail from Cyprus for the famine-stricken Palestinian territory. IMAGES
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