Mogadishu: President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud welcomed Thursday the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, commending the efforts made by the State of Qatar, the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the United States of America to achieve it.
According to Qatar News Agency, in a statement, Mohamud called for the necessity of uniting international and regional efforts to consolidate the agreement, while stressing the importance of accelerating the entry of urgent humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza, to alleviate their humanitarian suffering.
He emphasized that Somalia will continue to support peace, calling for a just and comprehensive solution that guarantees the establishment of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state, in accordance with the principle of the two-state solution.
The joint mediation efforts undertaken by the State of Qatar, in cooperation with Egypt and the United States, succeeded in reaching an agreement between the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Israel to ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and exchange prisoners and hostages. The agreement will enter into force next Sunday.