Doha: On Monday, the Islamic Jihad movement in Gaza and Israel have reached an agreement on a ceasefire, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has praised Egypt, Qatar, Lebanon, and the US for their contributions to this outcome.
The agreement was welcomed by Guterres, who urged all parties to abide by its terms.
The secretary-general expressed his sincere condolences to the families of the victims of the violence, noting that the hostilities had resulted in unjustified human suffering.
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A two-state solution is something that Guterres also reaffirmed the UN's commitment to achieving in light of pertinent UN resolutions, international law, and prior agreements. In addition, he emphasised the significance of reestablishing the political horizon and ending conflict cycles.
The worst incident of cross-border fire since a 10-day war in 2021 will come to an end at 10 p.m. (1900 GMT) thanks to an agreement between Israel and the militant Islamic Jihad movement in Gaza.
According to the Al-Qahera News television channel in Egypt, which mediated the cease-fire, Egypt urged all parties to abide by the agreement.
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According to a text of the agreement seen by Reuters, "In light of the agreement of the Palestinian and the Israeli side, Egypt announces a cease-fire between the Palestinian and the Israeli side has been reached," adding that the truce would start at 10 p.m.
"The two sides will abide by the cease-fire which will include an end to targeting civilians, house demolition, and an end to targeting individuals immediately when the cease-fire goes into effect," it stated.
The two sides continued to fire as the cease-fire was being formalised; warning sirens sounded in southern Israel and Israel's military reported hitting six operational Islamic Jihad command posts.
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Early on Tuesday, Israel announced that it was launching the most recent round of airstrikes against Islamic Jihad commanders who had planned attacks against Israel.
In retaliation, the group supported by Iran launched hundreds of rockets, forcing 1.5 million Israelis into air raid shelters.
Israel destroyed several military facilities and killed six senior Islamic Jihad commanders during the five days of the campaign, but the airstrikes also claimed the lives of at least 10 civilians, including women and children