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UN disappointed by ceasefire expiry
8 August 2014 18:27 BST
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his "deep disappointment" over the failure to extend this week's 72-hour cease-fire, saying "the extension of the cease-fire is absolutely essential for talks to progress."
Ban additionally condemned the renewed rocket fire towards Israel, saying "more suffering and death of civilians caught up in this conflict is intolerable" while firmly calling on both parties "not to resort to further military action that can only exacerbate the already appalling humanitarian [situation] in Gaza."