International community welcomes agreement between Israel and Hamas
China on Wednesday welcomed the agreement between Israel and Hamas concluded under the aegis of Qatar. “We welcome the temporary ceasefire agreement between the parties concerned and hope that it will ease the humanitarian crisis, contribute to de-escalation and reduce tensions”a spokesperson for Chinese diplomacy, Mao Ning, told the press.
For its part, Berlin welcomed a ” advanced “. “The announced release of a first group of hostages is progress, even if nothing in the world will be able to erase their suffering. The humanitarian truce must be used to provide life-saving assistance to the people of Gaza”said German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, on.
London also mentioned, by the voice of his foreign minister, David Cameron, “a crucial step”a “opportunity to secure greater volumes of food, fuel and other life-saving assistance”. Mr Cameron called “all parties to ensure that the agreement is respected in its entirety”.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi acknowledged on Wednesday “the success of the mediation of Egypt, Qatar and the United States” leading to an agreement “to establish a humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip”, reported the presidential office. Mr. Al-Sisi also welcomed “the exchange of hostages for prisoners” Palestinians.
Later on Wednesday, the spokesperson for the Russian presidency, Dmitri Peskov, considered that the agreement reached constituted a ” good news ” and a development ” positive “. “This is the first good news from Gaza in a long time”, Mr. Peskov replied to journalists. He added that Russia and “most countries in the world” had called for such a truce, necessary for all “sustainable settlement” of the conflict.