Iran Press/West Asia: In the early hours of Saturday after meeting for more than six hours, the government ratified the agreement that could pave the way for an end to the 15-month-old war in the Palestinian enclave, which Hamas controls.
The Palestinian Authority announced that it is ready to assume its “full responsibilities” in the Gaza Strip following the implementation of the ceasefire agreement.
Israel’s war in Gaza has killed at least 46,876 Palestinians and wounded 110,642 since October 7, 2023. At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks that day and more than 200 were taken captive.
Almost 120 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since the announcement on Wednesday night that a ceasefire deal had been reached between Israel and Hamas.
Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a political bureau member for the Yemen-based Houthis, said the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas “ends the war but does not end the conflict”.
“Yemen’s role in supporting Gaza was effective and decisive because it strangled the enemy and its allies and cost them a lot, so we expect the hostilities against it to continue in different ways,” he wrote in a post on X.
“We affirm that our military operations will stop when the aggression stops, and that freedom of navigation is a general right for all countries and not a selective right for anyone,” he added.
Since November 2023, the Houthis have protested Israel’s war on Gaza by launching missile and drone attacks on Tel Aviv, as well as targeted vessels navigating in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
Israel has released the names of 95 Palestinians slated to be released on Sunday in exchange for 33 Israeli captives held in Gaza, as part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal with Hamas.
Hamas-Israel Ceasefire Agreement Announced, to Be Implemented
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