Guterres urges parties to comply with Gaza ceasefire agreement

The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has urged the parties to comply with the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip and has stressed that the pact between Hamas and Israel is a “first step” to end hostilities in the enclave.

“I welcome the announcement of an agreement to secure a ceasefire and the release of hostages in Gaza. I congratulate the mediators – Egypt, Qatar and the United States – for their efforts to achieve this agreement,” he said in a statement. release.

In this sense, he stressed that the priority now is to alleviate the “suffering caused by this conflict.” “The United Nations stands ready to support the implementation of this agreement and expand the delivery of sustained humanitarian aid to the countless Palestinians who continue to suffer,” he added.

For all these reasons, he has classified it as “imperative” that the pact “eliminate both political and security obstacles” to the delivery of aid to the Palestinian enclave. “The humanitarian situation is at catastrophic levels,” he recalled.

Likewise, Guterres has also insisted that “broader objectives” such as “unity, contiguity and integrity of the occupied Palestinian territory” must be promoted. “Palestinian unity is essential to achieving lasting peace and stability, and I emphasize that unified Palestinian governance must remain a top priority,” he concluded.