Gaza - UN and the United States (USA) announced the two sides had agreed to a humanitarian ceasefire, which began on Friday morning to conduct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians in Cairo.
As reported by Al Jazeera, Friday (01/08/2014), the two agreed to 72-hour humanitarian truce unconditionally. In a joint statement, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Secretary of State John Kerry both parties agreed to a cease-fire began at 08:00 local time.
The agreement said the ceasefire is very important in order to give reprieve innocent civilians from violence.
During this period, civilians in Gaza will receive much-needed humanitarian assistance, and the opportunity carry out vital functions. Including burying the dead, caring for the wounded, and resupply food supplies.
In addition, the agreement was also mentioned improvements in water supply and improving energy infrastructure during this period.
Israeli and Palestinian delegations will immediately go to Cairo for negotiations with the Egyptian government, at the invitation of Egypt, which aims to achieve a cease-fire in the long term.
The two sides are also expected to uphold all the issues of concern in the negotiations.
On Thursday, July 31 evening, the health service in Gaza said the Palestinian death toll has reached 1,437 people, and more than 8,100 people were injured. 56 The people of Israel that almost all of them are soldiers, have been killed since Israel launched its offensive against Gaza on July 8.
Humanitarian crisis
Thursday, July 31 The United States said yesterday, there is little doubt Israeli bombs killed 19 people in a UN shelter in Gaza on Wednesday. It received the harshest criticism of the entire Israeli attacks against civilians in the Palestinian enclave.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest on Thursday deplored the shooting school in Jabaliya. "Really can not be sustained."
On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country is determined to stop the attack with a cease-fire efforts and complete the destruction of the tunnel for the Palestinian fighters who had built under the Gaza-Israel border.
"Until now, we have destroyed dozens of tunnels of terror and we are determined to complete this mission, with or without a ceasefire," he said.
The UN condemned the Israeli bombing in Gaza and warned of a humanitarian crisis, with nearly half of Palestinians are now displaced from its territory.
UN human rights commissioner Navi Pillay said that Israel had attacked the home, schools, hospitals and UN buildings. This clearly violates the Geneva Convention.
UN humanitarian aid coordinator Valerie Amos added, now there are 440 thousand refugees who fled the fighting in Gaza. While hundreds of thousands of others without obtaining the basic services, such as food.
As reported by Al Jazeera, Friday (01/08/2014), the two agreed to 72-hour humanitarian truce unconditionally. In a joint statement, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Secretary of State John Kerry both parties agreed to a cease-fire began at 08:00 local time.
The agreement said the ceasefire is very important in order to give reprieve innocent civilians from violence.
During this period, civilians in Gaza will receive much-needed humanitarian assistance, and the opportunity carry out vital functions. Including burying the dead, caring for the wounded, and resupply food supplies.
In addition, the agreement was also mentioned improvements in water supply and improving energy infrastructure during this period.
Israeli and Palestinian delegations will immediately go to Cairo for negotiations with the Egyptian government, at the invitation of Egypt, which aims to achieve a cease-fire in the long term.
The two sides are also expected to uphold all the issues of concern in the negotiations.
On Thursday, July 31 evening, the health service in Gaza said the Palestinian death toll has reached 1,437 people, and more than 8,100 people were injured. 56 The people of Israel that almost all of them are soldiers, have been killed since Israel launched its offensive against Gaza on July 8.
Humanitarian crisis
Thursday, July 31 The United States said yesterday, there is little doubt Israeli bombs killed 19 people in a UN shelter in Gaza on Wednesday. It received the harshest criticism of the entire Israeli attacks against civilians in the Palestinian enclave.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest on Thursday deplored the shooting school in Jabaliya. "Really can not be sustained."
On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country is determined to stop the attack with a cease-fire efforts and complete the destruction of the tunnel for the Palestinian fighters who had built under the Gaza-Israel border.
"Until now, we have destroyed dozens of tunnels of terror and we are determined to complete this mission, with or without a ceasefire," he said.
The UN condemned the Israeli bombing in Gaza and warned of a humanitarian crisis, with nearly half of Palestinians are now displaced from its territory.
UN human rights commissioner Navi Pillay said that Israel had attacked the home, schools, hospitals and UN buildings. This clearly violates the Geneva Convention.
UN humanitarian aid coordinator Valerie Amos added, now there are 440 thousand refugees who fled the fighting in Gaza. While hundreds of thousands of others without obtaining the basic services, such as food.
