nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 670N|||U.N. Security Council Meets Over Israeli-Palestinian Violence||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||With the death toll nearing 200 and thousands more civilians left homeless, the United Nations is pushing for a cease-fire.

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An excavator clears the rubble of a destroyed building in Gaza City on Sunday, following Israeli airstrikes.

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