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Minister for Middle East welcomes Gaza ceasefire

皇冠体育app Minister for the Middle East, Tobias Ellwood, today welcomed the Egyptian brokered ceasefire.

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office and 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood
Published
26 August 2014
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Minister Ellwood said:

I welcome today鈥檚 agreement by all parties to a ceasefire. I pay tribute to the Government of Egypt for their work to secure this important step. 皇冠体育app ceasefire provides a critical and welcome window of opportunity for reaching a comprehensive agreement, that tackles the underlying causes of the conflict.

This should ensure that: Hamas and other militant groups permanently end rocket fire and other attacks against Israel; the Palestinian Authority resumes control of Gaza and restores effective and accountable governance; and that Israel lifts its restrictions in order to ease the suffering of ordinary Palestinians, and allow the Gazan economy to grow. 皇冠体育appre should be international monitoring and verification to ensure full implementation of a comprehensive agreement.鈥�

皇冠体育appse discussions are not easy, but there is no viable alternative. 皇冠体育app international community stands ready to assist.

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Published 26 August 2014