Obama, in call with Netanyahu, urges humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

US President Barack Obama, speaking by phone on Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stressed the need for an immediate, unconditional humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, the White House said.

>>Reuters
Published : 28 July 2014, 07:41 AM
Updated : 28 July 2014, 07:41 AM

Urging a permanent end to hostilities on the basis of the 2012 ceasefire agreement, Obama added that "ultimately, any lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict must ensure the disarmament of terrorist groups and the demilitarization of Gaza."