28/12/2008
The foreign ministries of Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Mauritania on Saturday (December 27th) condemned the Israeli air strikes in Gaza and urged the international community to take steps to stop the violence, local and international press reported. The UN Security Council held emergency meetings on Saturday night before issuing a statement Sunday in which it urged Israel to suspend military operations "without delay". At least 230 people were reportedly killed in two days by the Israeli bombardment, which aimed at stopping rocket attacks from Hamas-led Gaza.