Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - International Service: Despite the Israeli regime's opposition to a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza for the purpose of polio vaccination, a Hamas spokesman and a UN official announced their agreement to this ceasefire.

 

According to Tasnim, Jihad Taha, the spokesman of the Hamas movement, said in an interview with the Qatari newspaper that the movement agrees with the UN Secretary General's proposal for a humanitarian ceasefire for seven days.

 

António Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations 13 days ago, while announcing the need of Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip to receive polio response, proposed a seven-day humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

 

In an interview with al-Arabi al-Jadeed newspaper, the official spokesperson of Hamas emphasized: the movement agreed to a humanitarian ceasefire for seven days since Guterres announced it on August 16; Provided that UNRWA and UNICEF carry out the process of vaccinating children in Gaza.

 

Jihad Taha said in this regard: The Hamas movement invites all humanitarian organizations and institutions to perform humanitarian duties towards the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, and the occupiers must agree to this and stop dodging and procrastinating, and to start the vaccination process. Polio, options to determine the possibility.

 

He clarified: The Hamas movement calls on the United Nations, the international community and all humanitarian organizations to fulfill their humanitarian and relief duties towards the people of Gaza and to stop the inhumane actions of the occupying regime, especially its efforts to counter the beginning of the vaccination process. About 640,000 children under the age of ten, plus 50 children born after October 7, 2023.

 

In this context, Egyptian sources have predicted in a conversation with al-Araby al-Jadeed that a humanitarian ceasefire will begin in Gaza in the next few days for the implementation of polio vaccination.

 

They explained that the expected cease-fire will last from three to five days during daylight hours and will not include areas where Israeli occupation forces are present.

 

The aforementioned sources mentioned that the ceasefire for polio vaccination in the Gaza Strip was discussed during the recent visit of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to Egypt.

 

Israel's TV channel 13 reported yesterday, Wednesday, quoting anonymous sources, that Tel Aviv has agreed to a temporary humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip so that polio vaccinations can be carried out. Meanwhile, Benjamin Netanyahu's office stated in response to the information published in this regard: "What was agreed upon is not a ceasefire, but only the allocation of specific places in the Gaza Strip for vaccination."