We trust ceasefire leads to ‘lasting peace for both peoples’: UN high commissioner
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi says a durable ceasefire “will bring immense relief to devastated Gaza”.
In a post on X, he added: “We rejoice with all those for whom the nightmare is over. But we must also trust that it leads to serious negotiations and to just, lasting peace for both peoples, so that no more ceasefires will be needed.”
‘Hamas will never govern Gaza’: Trump’s national security adviser
The US president-elect’s incoming national security adviser, Mike Waltz, has said that if Hamas reneges on the deal, the US will support Israel “in doing what it has to do”.
“Hamas will never govern Gaza. That is completely unacceptable,” Waltz said in an interview with CBS’s Face the Nation programme.
Former UN relief boss says ceasefire accountability process crucial
Martin Griffiths, who served as the United Nations’ emergency relief chief, says it is crucial to find a clearly established “pathway to peace” as the Gaza truce takes hold.
“We don’t have that yet in this agreement. We have the prospect of it, but we have a lot of countervailing voices about whether we’re going to go to phase two, let alone phase three. We know the political future of the people of Palestine has to include governance by Palestinians, the commitment of the region, and the voice of the people,” Griffiths told Al Jazeera.
“In the future, when there will be many ceasefire breaches, there needs to be a procedure whereby the parties discuss it with the mediators, some accountability, and then hopefully not allowing a breach to become a termination.
“Knowing there’s a process to keep us informed – the world and the Palestinian people – is essential to keeping hope going, and we need to hear much more about that in the coming days.”
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