Paris Conference on Gaza Calls for Truce Extension

Paris, July 26 (QNA) - Foreign ministers from seven nations have called on the Israeli military and the Palestinian Hamas movement to extend the 12-hour humanitarian cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. US Secretary of State John Kerry and foreign ministers of Qatar, Turkey France, Britain, Germany, and Italy, in addition to EU's Catharine Ashton gathered in Paris Saturday to discuss the Middle East peace crisis. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabio's told reporters after the meeting that the seven diplomats are urging a lasting cease-fire that addresses Israel's concerns about security while also trying to accommodate Palestinian demands in terms of spurring economic development in Gaza. The Israeli aggression on Gaza has killed nearly 985 Palestinians. (QNA)