The UN Security Council called for “an immediate and unconditional humanitarian cease-fire” in the Gaza Strip, along with the “the delivery of urgently needed assistance” to the residents of the conflict-riven coastal territory during an emergency meeting in the early hours of Monday morning. MoreHamas Still Has Some Friends LeftExplosions at Gaza School Kill at Least 16, Health Ministry SaysWe Won't Shoot First, Israel Says as Fighting Subsides NBC News'Incredibly Contagious': Two Americans Stricken With Ebola in Liberia NBC NewsShut Out: Low-Income Student Athletes Get Sidelined NBC NewsThe 15-member council’s call for all “parties to engage in efforts to achieve a durable and fully respected cease-fire” came as the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr commenced on Monday, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The renewed push for an end to hostilities follows the collapse of a humanitarian agreement over the weekend after Hamas fired a salvo of rockets into Israel that was then followed by the renewed shelling of Gaza by Israeli forces. There is little evidence to suggest that either side trusts the other enough to follow through with another deal, according to Lina Khatib, the director of the Carnegie Middle East Center.