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Monday, May 12, 2025
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Monday, May 12, 2025
UN chief calls for today’s hostage release to lead to immediate, permanent truce in Gaza
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges Israel and Hamas to build on the release of Edan Alexander and reach an immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza that will ensure the unconditional release of all hostages, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric says.
He commends efforts by the mediators – Egypt, Qatar, and the United States – to bring an end to the war in Gaza that followed Hamas’ invasion and massacre in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, Dujarric says.
Guterres also calls on all parties to ensure the rapid delivery of humanitarian aid, which is “not negotiable,” the spokesman says.
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