Responses to Israel-Hamas Truce Unveiling

by Darren Hill
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In a significant development, Israel and Hamas have brokered a four-day truce with the mediation of Qatar. This agreement entails the release of 50 women and children detained in Gaza, reciprocated by the release of 150 Palestinian women and children held in Israeli prisons.

The deal was announced on Wednesday, and the specific commencement time is anticipated to be confirmed within the next 24 hours, as stated by Qatar. Beyond the prisoner exchange, the agreement encompasses crucial humanitarian aid provisions for the people of Gaza. This aid comes in response to weeks of relentless Israeli attacks, resulting in the tragic loss of more than 14,100 lives, including 5,600 children, and displacing approximately 1.7 million individuals from their homes.

Hamas’s attack on Israel claimed the lives of about 1,200 people. As the news of the truce broke, various reactions emerged.

China

Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Mao Ning

The Chinese Foreign Ministry expressed hopes that the move “will help alleviate the plight of the humanitarian crisis, promote the de-escalation of conflicts, and ease tensions”.

European Union

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

Von der Leyen welcomed the agreement reached between Israel and Hamas on the release of 50 captives and a pause in hostilities in Gaza.

“The European Commission will do its utmost to use this pause for a humanitarian surge to Gaza,” she said in a statement.

France

Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna

Foreign Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna stated: “We hope there will be French people among the first batch of hostages to be released.”

Jordan

Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi

The Jordanian foreign minister expressed some dismay about the deal, saying a “broader plan for Gaza” is needed and warning against the risk of ethnic cleansing.

Despite the truce deal, there is still a huge gap in the delivery of necessary humanitarian aid, and the future of the residents of northern Gaza is in jeopardy, he added. “People must be empowered to remain in their homes, not displaced.”

Furthermore, Safadi said, the situation in the West Bank is deteriorating with “potential for an explosion of violence getting very high”.

Gaza

Qatar

Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani

Sheikh Mohammed wrote on X that the Gulf state hoped the deal would “establish a comprehensive and sustainable agreement” to “end the war and the bloodshed and lead to serious talks for a comprehensive and just peace process”.

United Kingdom

Foreign Minister David Cameron

Cameron stated that the pause was a “crucial step towards providing relief to the families of the hostages and addressing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

“I urge all parties to ensure the agreement is delivered in full,” Cameron said.

United States

President Joe Biden

Biden welcomed the deal and thanked Qatar and Egypt for their efforts to secure the agreement.

“Jill and I have been keeping all those held hostages and their loved ones close to our hearts these many weeks, and I am extraordinarily gratified that some of these brave souls, who have endured weeks of captivity and an unspeakable ordeal, will be reunited with their families once this deal is fully implemented,” he said in a statement.

He stressed it needed to be “carried through in its entirety” and that it was “important that all aspects of this deal be fully implemented”.

United Nations

UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell

Russell, who has recently returned from a trip to southern Gaza, welcomed the agreement to pause the fighting but said the truce was not enough to save lives.

“For children to survive…, for humanitarian workers to stay and effectively deliver…, humanitarian pauses are simply not enough,” she told the UN Security Council.

Russell called for “an urgent humanitarian ceasefire to stop this carnage immediately.”

Find more responses from the original article found here : https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/22/reactions-to-israel-hamas-ceasefire-deal

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