Cairo, Jan 14, SPA -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Wednesdayrenewed his calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and stressedthat all UN member states are obliged to abide by UN Security Councilresolutions, reported dpa. He made his appeal after his meeting with Egyptian President HosnyMubarak in Cairo where he arrived as fighting in Gaza entered its19th day and the Palestinian death toll neared 1,000. Israeli soldiers responded by firing 17 shells into southernLebanon, Israeli and Lebanese sources said. In a closed-door session on Tuesday, the UN Security Council onTuesday voiced its strong support for Ban's trip and for regionalefforts to implement last week's UN Security Council Resolution 1860,which called for an immediate ceasefire and opening Gaza's borders tohumanitarian aid.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/625971