Hamas accepts UN Security Council resolution for ceasefire in Gaza
The three-phase proposal announced by United States President Joe Biden on May 31 had already been accepted by Israel.
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Palestinian militant group Hamas on Tuesday accepted a ceasefire resolution passed by the United Nations Security Council a day earlier, reported Reuters.
The proposal was announced on May 31 by United States President Joe Biden and had already been accepted by Israel.
“The US administration is facing a real test to carry out its commitments in compelling the occupation to immediately end the war in an implementation of the UN Security Council resolution,” senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters on Tuesday.
He added that it was up to the US to ensure that Israel abides by the resolution.
The resolution proposes a three-phase approach to ensure a lasting and comprehensive end to the violence in Gaza that began on October 7 after Hamas militants invaded southern Israel, killing 1,200 persons and taking over 200 hostages.
Some of them are believed to be still alive in captivity.
Since October, Israel has been carrying out unprecedented air and ground strikes on Gaza. The attacks have killed at least 37,000 persons.
Phase one of the resolution calls for an “immediate, full, and complete” ceasefire between Israel and Hamas with the release of hostages including women, the elderly and the wounded. It has also asked for the return of the remains of some hostages who have been killed in exchange for the...
