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The U.N. secretary-general welcomed the announcement Wednesday of a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza that is to take effect on Sunday.

The UN Secretary-General has welcomed Wednesday's announcement of a deal to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza following 15 months of war.

Israel and Hamas have reached a multiphase ceasefire that will lead to the release of some hostages held by the militant group for more than a year.

Israel and the U.S.-designated Palestinian terrorist group Hamas have reached a multiphase cease-fire deal that includes the exchange of Israeli hostages for some 1,000 Palestinian prisoners and the delivery of urgent humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.

The parties to the conflict in the Palestinian Gaza Strip - Israel and the Hamas movement - have reached a 42-day ceasefire agreement in the first phase, mediated by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States.

Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas and the Israeli regime have agreed to a deal that will halt the Gaza war and lead to a prisoner swap between the two sides.

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has handed its approval of the proposed ceasefire for the Gaza Strip mediated by Egypt and Qatar.

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Thirteen people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the city of Deir al Balah in the central Gaza Strip, Palestinian broadcaster Al Aqsa reported.

Despite the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas and Israel being on the verge of a truce, 22 people were killed in Gaza as the occupying regime still continues its crimes in the besieged area.

Israel has killed more than 13,000 students in the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank since October 2023.

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"UNICEF welcomes the announcement today of a ceasefire deal between the parties to the conflict in the Gaza Strip. This is long overdue for the children and families of Gaza who have endured more than a year of bombardment and deprivation, and for the hostages in Gaza and their families in Israel who have suffered so much.

News of the first phase of a ceasefire in Gaza comes with the promise of "huge relief after so much unbearable pain and misery over the past 15 months," UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Wednesday, as he called on both parties to implement their respective obligations promptly, concurrently and in good faith.

The UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) says it will continue to distribute aid in the Palestinian territories despite Israel's inhumane ban, which is due to be implemented by the end of January.

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Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, has emphasized the importance of maintaining and strengthening cohesion and unity among the various Palestinian groups, urging them to avoid any discord and division to effectively confront the occupying regime.

Today, Norway hosted a meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution at Oslo City Hall.