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Stop the bombs, Israel told as protests worldwide plead for the people of Gaza
A child adds a teddy bear to the pile outside Britain's Foreign Office in a plea for the children of Gaza

THE Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations has made an emotional plea to an emergency meeting of the General Assembly to “stop the bombs and save lives!”

But Israel’s envoy to the world body was adamant that “we will not rest until Hamas is obliterated.”

Arab nations expected to adopt a resolution later today calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after the security council’s four failed attempts to agree on any course of action.

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