DOHA: The first day of the temporary truce agreed by Hamas and Israel passed with “no major incident recorded” as of 10pm on Friday, the UN said.
Martin Griffiths, UN Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Co-ordinator, expressed hope that “this first day of the humanitarian pause is followed by many others”
He said he wanted the deal to lead “to a longer-term humanitarian ceasefire – for the benefit of the people of Gaza, Israel and beyond.”
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