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UN chief says Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal ‘must hold,’ as first phase due to expire
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech at the opening of the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, on February 24, 2025. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal “must hold,” with just hours to go before the initial phase expires.
The truce’s first phase is due to expire tomorrow morning, after largely halting more than 15 months of fighting in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas, sparked by the terror group’s October 7, 2023 onslaught.
“The ceasefire and hostage release deal must hold. The coming days are critical. The parties must spare no effort to avoid a breakdown of this deal,” Guterres says in New York.
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