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Rice explains US vote abstention

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The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza followed by a full Israeli withdrawal.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Washington supported the text and explained why the US, which is Israel's staunchest ally, unexpectedly abstained from the vote.

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