Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the start on Sunday of the ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza, as UN humanitarian convoys brought in urgently needed food aid to begin pulling the war-ravaged territory back from starvation.

After 15 months of war in Gaza, and ensuing global protests, reflected on UNC’s campus, Israel and Hamas entered a ceasefire on Jan. 19, 2025. Since Oct. 7, 2023, over 46,600 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes.

The United Nations says it’s ready to ramp up the delivery of desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza after a ceasefire agreement and urged the removal of major security and political obstacles so it can reach all those in need.

Representatives of many countries to the United States have expressed the hope for a full implementation of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement. The agreement, brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the United States,

Qatar’s foreign ministry said the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect at 0630 GMT on Sunday.

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said it was "imperative that this ceasefire ... for "the complete withdrawal of the Israeli occupation forces from the (Gaza) Strip and all other Palestinian and Arab territories and the return of the ...

The three female hostages were released as part of the phased ceasefire agreement Israel and Hamas reached last week.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said 915 aid trucks entered the strip on the second day of a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas after 15 months of war.

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