JAKARTA - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on all parties to reach an agreement and end the conflict in the Gaza Strip.

"Now is the time to end the terrible war in Gaza, starting with an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and the release of all hostages immediately and unconditionally. This is the right time for all parties to show political courage and political will to finally reach an agreement," Guterres wrote on X, quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, July 13.

United States President Joe Biden on Friday said Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement agreed on a ceasefire framework in Gaza.

On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a large-scale rocket attack on Israel and violated the border, attacking civilian environments and military bases. Nearly 1,200 people in Israel were killed and about 240 others kidnapped in the attack.

Israel then launched a counter-attack, ordered a total blockade of Gaza, and began ground attacks on Palestinian enclaves with the aim of eliminating Hamas fighters and rescuing the hostages.

The retaliatory attack has killed 38,345 people in the Gaza Strip since then, while 88,200 people have been injured, according to estimates by the health ministry of the Palestinian enclave.


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