Welcoming Hamas-Israeli Armistice, UN Secretary General: Important Steps In The Right Way

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. (Wikimedia Commons/US Mission/Eric Bridiers)

JAKARTA - The main United Nations (UN) official welcomes the ceasefire agreement of the Hamas militant group with Israel, will support the deal for the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Israeli authorities and militant groups Hamas agreed a four-day ceasefire in Gaza, followed by the exchange of 50 hostages detained with 150 imprisoned Palestinians, as well as the entry of humanitarian aid into the enclave.

UN Secretary-General Ant Totalio Guterres said the UN would "mobilize all its capabilities" to support the implementation of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

"I welcome the agreement reached by Israel and Hamas. This is an important step in the right direction, but there is still a lot to be done. The United Nations will mobilize all its capacity to support implementation and maximize the positive impact on the humanitarian situation in Gaza," he said in a statement. a statement, reported CNN November 22.

In line with Guterres, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland also welcomed the news of the four-day break.

"This jeda must be utilized as much as possible to facilitate the release of hostages and ease the urgent needs of Palestinians in Gaza," he explained.

He also called for a sustainable, grateful flow of humanitarian aid to Egypt, Qatar and the United States for their efforts to facilitate the agreement.

"All parties must fulfill their responsibilities to enforce this important agreement. This is an important step, but there is still a lot to be done and I will continue with all efforts to end this suffering," he said.

It is known that 50 women and children will be released in stages for four days, and during that time there is a pause in combat. For every additional 10 hostages released, the pause will be extended one more day.

The plan is that the release of the hostages will begin on Thursday. So far, Hamas has released four hostages, namely US citizens totaling Raanan (59) and his daughter Natalie Raanan (17) on October 20, citing "humanitarian reasons," as well as two Israeli elderly women, Nurit Cooper (79) and Yocheved Lifshitz (85) on October 23.