JERUSALEM (AFP) -- The UN Security Council Monday joined US President Barack Obama in calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, after Israel and Hamas ignored calls for a truce despite mounting civilian casualties.
The Security Council resolution came during a lull in fighting in Gaza early Monday, the beginning of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr festival, after a day of strikes and counter-strikes.
A military spokeswoman told AFP that since midnight no Gaza rockets had hit Israel, and Israeli army had carried out no strikes in the Palestinian enclave.
Later in the morning, a rocket from Gaza fell in an open area in Ashkelon, according to an Israeli army statement.
The army said it "retaliated towards Beit Lahiya area."
The 15-member Council released a statement urging a truce during Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. more
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