Korea voices hope for peace solution after Gaza ceasefire deal

The 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 offices

We have to empower the Palestinian Authority,

he said

We are fully committed to fulfill our own commitments and we are expecting that others to fulfill their own commitments,

he said

If we manage to do some type of regional arrangement where Gaza is somehow under the auspices of one of these very prosperous Sunni countries—that not only have the resources, but have the experience of eliminating Islamic fundamentalism and also happen to build very quickly … that would be a really great scenario,

she told Newsweek

This will come at a cost for Palestinian civilians who are in dire need of essential services, infrastructure and rehabilitation,

Ozcelik told Newsweek

No one looked at the day after,

said Yossi Mekelberg, a senior consulting fellow with Chatham House, an influential British think tank

The humanitarian situation is catastrophic,

he told Newsweek

We are waiting for the opening of the crossings [from Egypt and Israel into Gaza] and the entry of essentials for life. Finally, the fear, anxiety and terror that we have been living through will come to an end,

Fuaad said

I am still not optimistic, and I feel that we will be betrayed and the ceasefire will be cancelled, even after signing the deal,

said Eman, a 19-year-old medical student from the Jabaliya neighbourhood, which has seen a blockade and fierce bombardment over recent months

Now everyone wishes to go to sleep and wake up on Sunday, when the fighting has stopped. The waiting is very difficult,

Hebbil said

So far, the news is tense about the deal … so we follow the news 24 hours a day. The deal’s failure is possible, because the Israelis do not want Gaza and its people to rest and breathe,

said Muhammad al-Hebbil, 37, who was displaced early in the war from his home in the northern town of Beit Lahiya to Gaza City

We are waiting for news of the official ceasefire as if we are waiting for the moon to rise, dispelling the darkness of the night, where there is no electricity or life,

the father of three said

Since the deal was agreed, the bombing has not stopped around us,

Hebbil said

Yesterday [Wednesday] was a bloody day, and today is bloodier,

said Zaher al-Wahedi, the head of the health ministry’s registration department

It was the happiest night since October 7,

he said

We hope that the full and swift implementation of the agreement will lead to the release of all hostages and improvement of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip,

Lee said

We hope that the positive momentum created by the agreement will serve as a foundation for renewed discussions on diplomatic solutions for peace and stability in the region,

he added

Dmitry Peskovkremlin spokesman

Any settlement that leads to a ceasefire, an end to the suffering of the people of Gaza and increases Israel's security can only be welcomed,

Peskov told reporters

Qatar definitely benefits from this because governments in the West, and the East to some extent, think of them as very useful friends to have,

said Cinzia Bianco, an expert on Gulf states at the European Council on Foreign Relations