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There is no basis to Netanyahu's claims about the movement backtracking from terms in the ceasefire agreement."
However, Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri was quoted by Al Jazeera as saying
I'm having mixed feelings right now, because when you are trying to survive, you don't really feel grief and now that we are less stressed the grief starts,
Fatma Jamal Muhaisen, a nutritionist at Al Helou International Hospital in Gaza City, told China Daily via WhatsApp.jpg)
Our work has not ended; this is merely a step forward."
In a post on X, Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani saidChina supports the implementation of the ceasefire agreement and will continue to make active efforts to provide humanitarian assistance and support post-war reconstruction in Gaza,
he addedThe EU presence would be of great importance,
Abdelatty said
We have a deal. What’s very important is to start implementation,
Abdelatty said from the foreign ministry's headquarters in The New Administrative Capital, a newly built sprawling city about 28 miles (45 kilometers) east of Cairo that houses government officesWe have to empower the Palestinian Authority,
he saidWe are fully committed to fulfill our own commitments and we are expecting that others to fulfill their own commitments,
he said
Our priority must be to ease the tremendous suffering caused by this conflict."
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the agreement, stating
Italy is ready to play its part, together with its European and international partners,
Meloni said in a statement,
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After months of devastating bloodshed and countless lives lost, this is the long-overdue news that the Israeli and Palestinian people have desperately been waiting for,
Starmer said in a statement,Both parties must fully implement this agreement as a stepping stone toward lasting stability in the region and a diplomatic resolution of the conflict,
she saidChina sincerely hopes that all relevant parties will take the Gaza ceasefire as an opportunity to promote the easing of regional tensions,
said the spokesperson,This agreement must now be implemented to the letter. All of the hostages must be released.”
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz celebrated the “good news,” saying
I’ll never forget the relentless bravery of Palestinian journalists — about 200 of them paid the ultimate price, killed in Israeli attacks. But we should also never forget the many Western journalists who didn’t utter a single word of solidarity. We saw you.”
Deputy editor of the Thomson Reuters Foundation Barry Malone paid tribute to the slain journalists after the cease-fire announcement, writingHostages will be reunited with their loved ones and humanitarian aid can reach civilians in Gaza,
her statement saidFor the innocent Palestinians whose homes turned into a warzone overnight and the many who have lost their lives, this ceasefire must allow for a huge surge in humanitarian aid.”
The statement addedThe mortal remains of the deceased must also be handed over to the families for a dignified burial,
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We feel tremendous relief for the hostages, for their families and for the people of Gaza. Let’s hope this ceasefire will put an end to the fighting and mark the beginning of a sustained peace.”
Belgium’s prime minister, Alexander de Croo – who had also criticised Israel’s conduct in the conflict – said
I hope that all sides will seize this opportunity and that the international community plays its part too, surging aid into Gaza, supporting a renewed Palestinian Authority to bring stability and governance to Gaza, and working to put a process in place that can lead to peace.”
He added