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UN Body Rejects Call to Hamas to Release Israeli Captives in Gaza
(Jerusalem Post) Tovah Lazaroff - The UN Economic and Social Council voted 45-2 on Tuesday to condemn Israel for actions against the Palestinians. The body rejected an amendment offered by Israel that called "for the immediate release of the civilians and soldiers being held in Gaza by Hamas." Only five countries voted in favor of the Israeli amendment on Hamas: The U.S., Canada, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay. Another 18 countries opposed the call to free Israeli captives, while 23 countries abstained.