Two week ceasefire in Ramadan ‘not enough’: MSF
Avril Benoit, the US executive director of Doctors Without Borders, also known by its French name, Medecins Sans Frontieres, says while the UNSC resolution calling for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza during Ramadan was a “constructive step”, there was a need for “a sustainable ceasefire”.
“A two-week ceasefire is not nearly enough time to respond to the overwhelming humanitarian needs. We repeat our urgent demand for a sustained ceasefire now,” she said in a statement posted on the group’s website.
“In the meantime, Council members must ensure that the ceasefire is put into action immediately and doesn’t end up being merely words on paper.”
“Council members must ensure that the ceasefire is put into action immediately and doesn’t end up being merely words on paper.”@avrilbenoit responds following the UN Security Council resolution on a temporary ceasefire in #Gaza.
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— MSF International (@MSF) March 25, 2024
It remains to be see if there actually will be a ceasefire before the end of Ramadan...
Palestinians in Gaza cautiously optimistic on UN ceasefire resolution amid Israeli bombs
The resolution that has been passed today by the UN Security Council is a gate of hope for Palestinians here who have been under unrelenting bombardment for (more than) five months, with the UNSC not managing to pass a ceasefire resolution until now.
Palestinians believe that Israel might not fully commit to the UN Security Council resolution. But they believe that it will create the way later to increase international pressure on Israel to commit to the resolution.
However, there has been no letup in air raids in the past 24 hours. (Israel is) intensifying its bombardment from land, air and sea. Israeli forces are manoeuvring troops on the ground, adopting a strategy of blowing up residential neighbourhoods one after the other. Rafah has been bombarded in the past hour where a number of Palestinians have been reported injured after being hit with a drone missile in the western part of the city.
Jordan: Israeli reaction to UN resolution shows ‘disdain’ for international law
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi says the UN Security Council resolution on Gaza must be implemented so Israel won’t continue to violate international law with impunity.
He wrote in an X post that the “reaction by the Israeli government reflects the disdain with which it holds international law”.
Safadi had earlier today heavily criticised Israel in a joint press conference with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, also calling for sanctions on Israel and for all states to stop sending arms to it.
The #SC finally adopted a Res. demanding a ceasefire & an end of the Israeli starvation of 2.3m Palestinians. Reaction by Israeli govt. reflects the disdain with which it holds Int’l law. Res. must be implemented. Israel can’t continue to violate international law with impunity
— Ayman Safadi (@AymanHsafadi) March 25, 2024
