“A rare hope”: a international welcoming the momentum of the ceasefire in Gaza

Philip Lazarini, Commissioner -General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). A rare and welcome opportunity to reach a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and pave the way for a long -term solution to end the decades -long conflict.

He said this step is “A rare hope of hope” The United Nations, including UNRWA, allows to treat starvation and suffer more than two million people with indescribable needs.

Lazarini stressed – in a statement posted on X – that the education of children is a priority, noting that UNRWA has experience and workforce to support the gradual return of more than 660,000 children – living between the rubble – to official education.

Meanwhile, he said that the agency will continue to provide basic services including education, primary health care, waste disposal, and psychological and social support for people in Gaza – with psychological trauma and bouncing.

He called for lifting the siege and lifting the ban on the entry of UNRWA international staff and humanitarian supplies “so that we can support our Palestinian colleagues at this critical moment.” He also continued to call for accountability and justice to hold those responsible for the atrocities committed on October 7, 2023 and beyond.

He added: “In the short term, we need: the release of all hostages from Gaza and the Palestinian detainees; lifting the siege and lifting the ban on UNRWA and lifting all restrictions on regular humanitarian aid on a large scale; stopping the bombing throughout the Gaza Strip and reaching a permanent ceasefire.”

An opportunity to stop the massacres and suffering in Gaza

In turn, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed his hope that the current momentum will pave the way for the end of the war in Gaza the way for a permanent endowment of hostilities, followed by recovery and reconstruction, in line with international human rights law and international humanitarian law, and the very necessary solution to a two -state solution.

And Turk said in a tweet on X: “This is a vital opportunity for all parties and countries influencing forward, in good faith, stopping the massacres and suffering in Gaza permanently, dumping the sector with humanitarian aid, and ensuring the release of hostages and large numbers of Palestinian detainees.”