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08.56 GMT
The UN
secretary general, António Guterres, has urged Hamas to continue with the
planned release of hostages as he warned that everything should be done to
avoid the resumption of “hostilities” in the Gaza Strip.
He wrote
in a post on X:
We must
avoid at all costs resumption of hostilities in Gaza that would lead to immense
tragedy. I appeal to Hamas to proceed with the planned liberation of hostages.
Both sides must fully abide by their commitments in the ceasefire agreement
& resume serious negotiations.
Last
week, Guterres, who has called for a permanent ceasefire, warned against “any
form of ethnic cleansing” in Gaza as he addressed the UN committee on the
exercise of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people.
He said
that any durable peace will require “tangible, irreversible and permanent”
progress toward the two-state solution as well as the establishment of an
“independent Palestinian state with Gaza as an integral part”.
The
comments came after US President Donald Trump announced plans to take over the
Gaza Strip, move Palestinians to neighbouring countries - such as Egypt and
Jordan – and redevelop their homeland for occupation by “the world’s people”,
effectively endorsing the ethnic cleansing of the people of Gaza.
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