Calls mount for Gaza-Israel cease-fire, greater US efforts
A man walks past the the rubble of the Yazegi residential building that was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City, Sunday, May 16, 2021. The 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation held an emergency virtual meeting Sunday over the situation in Gaza calling for an end to Israel’s military attacks on the Gaza Strip. (Adel Hana/AP)
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis joined a growing list of congressional and world leaders in encouraging President Joe Biden to get more involved and work for a cease-fire.
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