Global community have continued to expressed different reactions following the United states president Donald Trump’s announcement of ceasefire in the ongoing genocidal war on Gaza, the development which was confirmed by Qatar foreign ministry as reported by GLOBAL TRACKER.
European countries including France, Spain, Italy and Netherlands joined the rest of the global communities to well come the deal, described as historic.
French president Emmanuel Macron has said his country will continue to hold talks with international partners to seek a political solution to the war.
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“This agreement must mark the end of the war and the beginning of a political solution based on the two-state solution,” Macron said in posts on X.
Also, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said he hopes the deal “marks the beginning of a just and lasting peace”. “Now it is time to engage in dialogue, to support the civilian population, and to look to the future with hope. But also with justice and with remembrance, so that the atrocities experienced are never repeated,” he said.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hailed the announcement as “extraordinary news” and urged its swift implementation.
The Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel expressed hope for wider peace in the region.
Meanwhile, Muslims and Arabs countries has also expressed joy over the deal describing it as development to stop palestinian massacre.
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, Qatar (the leading mediator in the deal), Iran among others okay the deal.
In the same vein, Philippe Lazzarini, the chief of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), calls the ceasefire deal a “huge relief” and reiterated that the agency had food, medicines and basic supplies ready to be distributed.
“After their excruciating ordeal, hostages & Palestinian detainees will finally join their families,” Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X.
“We have enough to provide food for the entire population for the coming three months. Our teams in Gaza are crucial for the implementation of this agreement, including to provide basic services like healthcare + education,” he said.
“There are over 660,000 children who are eagerly waiting to go back to school. UNRWA teachers stand ready to help them fulfil that. I call on all member states to support UNRWA to do its work to assist people in need in the coming critical period,” Lazzarini added.
In the meantime, the United Nation Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) communications specialist for Palestine, Rosalia Bollen, says the news of the ceasefire brings much-needed “hope and relief” but the influx of humanitarian supplies into the enclave is “integral”.
“The needs in the Gaza Strip after two years of relentless war, extreme deprivation – the needs are massive. So, every bit of aid, every bit of commercial supplies to enter will likely be life-saving,” Bollen told Al Jazeera.
“At UNICEF, we’ve been tracking acute malnutrition and we’ve seen an extreme spike in cases among children under five. These children, they need access to medical supplies, nutrition supplies, food for families and they cannot afford to wait,” Bollen said.
She added that the entry of aid supplies will be “vital” in saving lives in the enclave.
“As for UNICEF, our agency alone would be able to fill over 1,300 trucks with life-saving supplies as soon as we’re allowed to do so,” Bollen said.