{"id":279561,"date":"2022-08-07T13:27:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-07T17:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=279561"},"modified":"2022-08-08T15:59:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T19:59:21","slug":"statement-attributable-to-the-spokesperson-for-the-secretary-general-on-ceasefire-in-gaza-and-israel","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/statement-attributable-to-the-spokesperson-for-the-secretary-general-on-ceasefire-in-gaza-and-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcoming Ceasefire in Gaza, Israel, Secretary-General Stresses Only Political Solution Will Lead to Peaceful Future for Palestinians, Israelis Alike &#8211; Press Release (SG\/SM\/21403)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-symbol field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>SG\/SM\/21403<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-dated field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><time datetime=\"2022-08-07T12:00:00Z\">7 AUGUST 2022<\/time><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/press.un.org\/fr\/2022\/sgsm21403.doc.htm\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres:<\/p>\n<p>The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel.\u00a0 He is deeply saddened by the loss of life and injuries, including children, from airstrikes in Gaza and the indiscriminate firing of rockets toward Israel from population centres in Gaza by Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other militant groups.\u00a0 He extends his deepest condolences to the victims of the violence and their loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>The hostilities have contributed to a humanitarian emergency. \u00a0Crossings into Gaza have been closed and power shortages are affecting essential facilities and supplies. \u00a0Hundreds of buildings and homes have been destroyed or damaged, leaving thousands of Palestinians homeless.<\/p>\n<p>The Secretary-General commends Egypt for its efforts carried out, in close coordination with the Â鶹APP, to help restore calm.\u00a0 The Secretary-General calls on all sides to observe the ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>He reaffirms the Â鶹APP\u2019 commitment to the achievement of the two-State solution based on relevant Â鶹APP resolutions, international law, and prior agreements and the importance of restoring a political horizon. \u00a0Only a negotiated sustainable political solution will end, once and for all, these devastating cycles of violence and lead to a peaceful future for Palestinians and Israelis alike.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; SG\/SM\/21403 7 AUGUST 2022 Fran\u00e7ais The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres: The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel.\u00a0 He is deeply saddened by the loss of life and injuries, including children, from airstrikes in Gaza and the indiscriminate firing of rockets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/statement-attributable-to-the-spokesperson-for-the-secretary-general-on-ceasefire-in-gaza-and-israel\/\"> [&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":172,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"template-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"country":[810,897,1593],"document-category":[1329,1338],"document-source":[5352,6169],"committee-meeting":[],"document-subject":[2517,1769,1829,2265,2033,2005,2533,1857,2349,2385,2117,6245],"entity":[1985,1729],"document-language":[6542,6541],"class_list":["post-279561","document","type-document","status-publish","hentry","country-egypt","country-israel","country-palestine-state-of","document-category-press-release","document-category-statement","document-source-secretary-general","document-source-united-nations-department-of-global-communications","document-subject-access-and-movement","document-subject-armed-conflict","document-subject-casualties","document-subject-ceasefire","document-subject-children","document-subject-gaza-strip","document-subject-health","document-subject-incidents","document-subject-living-conditions","document-subject-security-issues","document-subject-terrorism","document-subject-violence","entity-state","entity-united-nations-system","document-language-english","document-language-french"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/279561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/document"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/279561\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=279561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=279561"},{"taxonomy":"document-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-category?post=279561"},{"taxonomy":"document-source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-source?post=279561"},{"taxonomy":"committee-meeting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/committee-meeting?post=279561"},{"taxonomy":"document-subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-subject?post=279561"},{"taxonomy":"entity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/entity?post=279561"},{"taxonomy":"document-language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-language?post=279561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}