BRUSSELS, JULY 30 (SPA) - EUROPEAN UNION COMMISSIONER FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS BENITA FERRERO-WALDNER ON SUNDAY CALLED FOR AN "IMMEDIATE CESSATION OF VIOLENCE" BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HIZBOLLAH AFTER AN ISRAELI AIR STRIKE THAT KILLED AT LEAST 40 CIVILIANS. "ISRAEL’S ATTACK ON THE CITY OF QANA MEANS AN ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE THAT IS UNJUSTIFIABLE AT A TIME WHEN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IS JOINTLY WORKING TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE CONFLICT," SHE SAID IN A STATEMENT. "IMMEDIATE CESSATION OF VIOLENCE AND HOSTILITIES IS NOW MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. THE KILLINGS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY OF CHILDREN, MUST STOP NOW," SHE WAS QUOTED AS SAYING BY REUTERS. --SPA 1440 Local Time 1140 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/379147