[Dave346]

End the chokehold on Gaza, says UN chief

20:58 IST

Ban Ki-moon says the bloodshed has to stop.

First, stop the fighting, he says — first for a seven-day period, beginning with a 12-hour pause.

Second, start talking.

Third, tackle the root causes of the crisis. The fighting emphasizes the need to end the 47-year occupation and “the chokehold on Gaza,” and achieve a viable two-state solution.

[Dave346]

Actually 21:58 IST right now for last post. 9:58pm in Israel.