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Residents urge Irving City Council to reinstate, pass Gaza ceasefire resolution; raise procedural concerns
Summary
Dozens of residents urged the Irving City Council to reinstate and pass a ceasefire resolution for Gaza and criticized the removal of the item from a prior agenda, saying city rules and the Texas Open Meetings Act were not followed.
Dozens of Irving residents used the city’s public‑comment period on July 31 to urge the Irving City Council to sponsor and pass a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and humanitarian access.
Speakers described what they called a humanitarian catastrophe and asked the council to act symbolically. Mohammed Harris asked the council to “please sponsor and pass a resolution calling for ceasefire and humanitarian aid access.” Temem Alwan quoted a visiting surgeon and said the council had “a chance to say, we will not look away.” Several other speakers, including…
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