Kofi Annan called on Israel to refrain from attacks on Palestinian infrastructure and institutions. The U.N. secretary-general, attending the African Union summit in Gambia on Sunday, took time out to address Israel’s recent strikes on the Gaza Strip and its arrests of leading Hamas officials.
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