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Mozambique to Advocate for Ceasefire in Gaza, Draft Supporting Resolution, UN Envoy States
Mozambique to Advocate for Ceasefire in Gaza, Draft Supporting Resolution, UN Envoy States
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UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) — Earlier this week, the Palestinian movement Hamas was offered a 40-day ceasefire and the release of thousands of Palestinian... 02.05.2024, Sputnik Africa
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Mozambique will encourage a ceasefire in Gaza and is prepared to draft a resolution to bolster such efforts if negotiations falter, Permanent Representative of Mozambique to the United Nations Ambassador Pedro Comissario Afonso said on Wednesday. Afonso added that Mozambique is concerned about the situation in Gaza and is eager for a ceasefire to be implemented as soon as possible, either through the Security Council or by Mozambique's own initiative. On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a large-scale rocket attack against Israel and breached the border, attacking both civilian neighborhoods and military bases. Nearly 1,200 people in Israel were killed and some 240 others abducted during the attack.Israel launched retaliatory strikes, ordered a complete blockade of Gaza, and started a ground incursion into the Palestinian enclave with the declared goal of eliminating Hamas fighters and rescuing the hostages. Over 34,596 people have been killed so far by Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip, according to local authorities. On November 24, Qatar mediated a deal between Israel and Hamas on a temporary truce and the exchange of some of the prisoners and hostages, as well as the delivery of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. The ceasefire was extended several times and expired on December 1. More than 100 hostages are still believed to be held by Hamas in Gaza. In early April, a new round of Israeli-Hamas talks started in the Egyptian capital of Cairo. The ceasefire proposal made at the talks provided for the release of 40 Israeli hostages in exchange for 900 Palestinian prisoners, as a part of a three-stage plan adopted by international mediators. Hamas largely rejected the proposal, saying it would present its plan for a permanent end to the conflict in the region.
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Mozambique to Advocate for Ceasefire in Gaza, Draft Supporting Resolution, UN Envoy States
UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) — Earlier this week, the Palestinian movement Hamas was offered a 40-day ceasefire and the release of thousands of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for freeing Israeli hostages.
Mozambique will encourage a ceasefire in Gaza and is prepared to draft a resolution to bolster such efforts if negotiations falter, Permanent Representative of Mozambique to the United Nations Ambassador Pedro Comissario Afonso said on Wednesday.
"We are also going to encourage efforts in order to have a ceasefire and in case there is a ceasefire, we will certainly draft a resolution to strongly support[the ceasefire], to strongly encourage[the ceasefire], in case the negotiations are not fruitful," Afonso said during a press briefing.
Afonso added that Mozambique is concerned about the situation in Gaza and is eager for a ceasefire to be implemented as soon as possible, either through the
Security Council or by Mozambique's own initiative.
On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a large-scale rocket
attack against Israel and breached the border, attacking both civilian neighborhoods and military bases. Nearly 1,200 people in Israel were killed and some 240 others abducted during the attack.
Israel launched retaliatory strikes, ordered a complete blockade of Gaza, and started a ground incursion into the Palestinian enclave with the declared goal of eliminating Hamas fighters and rescuing the
hostages. Over 34,596 people have been killed so far by Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip, according to local authorities.
On November 24, Qatar mediated a deal between Israel and Hamas on a temporary truce and the exchange of some of the prisoners and hostages, as well as the delivery of
humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. The ceasefire was extended several times and expired on December 1. More than 100 hostages are still believed to be held by Hamas in Gaza.
In early April, a new round of Israeli-Hamas talks started in the Egyptian capital of Cairo. The ceasefire proposal made at the talks provided for the release of 40 Israeli hostages in exchange for 900 Palestinian prisoners, as a part of a three-stage plan adopted by international mediators. Hamas largely rejected the proposal, saying it would present its plan for a permanent end to the conflict in the region.
