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The United Nations says, fighting has continued in Syria’s rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area outside Damascus, despite a five-hour pause ordered by Russia.
Activists said the government carried out a number of air and artillery strikes, while state media accused rebels of shelling a humanitarian corridor meant to allow civilians to leave.
As a result, there are no humanitarian aid deliveries or medical evacuations.
Earlier, the US called on Russia to use its influence to secure a 30-day truce.
The UN Security Council unanimously passed a resolution demanding a nationwide cessation of hostilities on Saturday, but it did not give a specific start date.