{"id":66887,"date":"2025-03-02T10:45:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=66887"},"modified":"2025-03-02T10:45:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:45:30","slug":"un-chief-urges-maximum-restraint-as-first-phase-of-gaza-ceasefire-expires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/world\/un-chief-urges-maximum-restraint-as-first-phase-of-gaza-ceasefire-expires\/","title":{"rendered":"UN chief urges \u2018maximum restraint\u2019 as first phase of Gaza ceasefire expires"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK CITY: United Nations<\/a> Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on Israel and Hamas to exercise \u201cmaximum restraint\u201d as the first phase of their ceasefire agreement concludes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe past six weeks have provided a fragile but vital reprieve, offering a measure of relief to both Palestinians<\/a> and Israelis,\u201d the UN chief said in a statement issued by his Spokesperson.<\/p>\n

During the period of the truce, thousands of trucks carrying life-saving assistance entered Gaza, reaching nearly every person in the besieged Strip.<\/p>\n

According to media reports, the six-week long ceasefire<\/a> between Israel and Hamas ended earlier on Saturday with further negotiations between the sides still pending.<\/p>\n

The Secretary-General emphasized the importance of preventing a return to hostilities, which he described as potentially catastrophic. \u201cAll efforts must be made to prevent a return to hostilities,\u201d the statement urged.<\/p>\n

Guterres called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and to find a way forward on the next phase of the ceasefire. He highlighted the necessity of a permanent ceasefire and the release of all hostages to prevent further escalation and protect civilians.<\/p>\n

\u201cA permanent ceasefire and the release of all hostages are essential to preventing escalation and averting more devastating consequences for civilians,\u201d the UN chief said in the statement.<\/p>\n

The statement also stressed the need for the humane treatment of all those held under power and the continuous flow of humanitarian aid. The Secretary-General called for the aid to be adequately funded and delivered in a safe environment for civilians and humanitarian workers.<\/p>\n

\u201cHumanitarian aid must continue to flow, without impediment, ensuring the safety and security of civilians and humanitarian workers,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

As the holy month of Ramadan, a time of peace and reflection, begins, Guterres called for an urgent de-escalation of the situation in the occupied West Bank and an end to all violence.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe United Nations stands ready to support all such endeavors,\u201d he affirmed and through the statement underscored the commitment of the UN to supporting peace and stability in the region.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s statement came as the Secretary-General headed to Cairo, Egypt, where he will attend on Tuesday, a summit-level talks convened by Arab leaders on Gaza\u2019s reconstruction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK CITY: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on Israel and Hamas to exercise \u201cmaximum restraint\u201d as the first phase of their ceasefire agreement concludes. \u201cThe past six weeks have provided a fragile but vital reprieve, offering a measure of relief to both Palestinians and Israelis,\u201d the UN chief said in a statement […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":66888,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3137,26871],"class_list":["post-66887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-un","tag-gaza-ceasefire-expires"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66887"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66889,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66887\/revisions\/66889"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}