Here are reactions from around the world:
– European Union –
The EU welcomed the ceasefire and insisted that working toward a “two-state solution” was the only viable option.
“We are appalled and regret the loss of life over these past 11 days,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement.
“As the EU has consistently reiterated, the situation in the Gaza Strip has long been unsustainable.”
– Russia –
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said while Moscow was satisfied with the truce, more needed to be done.
Members of the Ezz-Al Din Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement, carry the bodies of members of the group who died in Israeli bombardment of a tunnel, during a funeral procession in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 21, 2021. (Photo…
Source: Guardian Newspaper