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UN official urges immediate ceasefire, steady aid and revival of two-state solution
Summary
Speaking to the UN Security Council, Ms. Sigrid Kaag urged an immediate ceasefire, unconditional release of hostages, expanded humanitarian access to Gaza and a renewed, time-bound political process to restore prospects for a two-state solution.
Ms. Sigrid Kaag, a United Nations official, told the Security Council that an immediate ceasefire and the unconditional release of hostages are urgent priorities as civilians across Gaza face mounting humanitarian catastrophe. "The hostages need to be released unconditionally, and an immediate ceasefire needs to come into effect," Kaag said.
Kaag told council members that the Israeli hostages and their families have suffered profoundly since the Oct. 7 attacks and highlighted the May 12 release of Eden Alexander as "a welcome but too brief moment of relief." She said limited humanitarian access approved by Israeli authorities on May 18 had allowed some aid to enter Gaza,…
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