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U.S. welcomes Gaza ceasefire, Iran says not enough
Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:33am EST
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LONDON (Reuters) - The United States welcomed Israel's ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and said it expected all parties to stop hostile actions immediately while the United Nations expressed relief.
Iran said the ceasefire was not enough and that Israel's military must withdraw, Turkey urged Western countries to engage with Hamas, and the pope urged the world to pray for peace in Gaza and the hundreds killed in the conflict.
"The goal remains a durable and fully respected ceasefire that will lead to stabilization and normalization in Gaza," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said after Israel called off its three-week offensive in the area.
"The United States commends Egypt for its efforts and remains deeply concerned by the suffering of innocent Palestinians," she added. "We welcome calls for immediate coordinated international action to increase assistance flows and will contribute to such efforts."
Hamas announced an immediate ceasefire by its fighters and allied groups in Gaza on Sunday, senior Hamas official Ayman Taha told Reuters, adding that the Islamists gave Israel a week to pull out its troops.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the Israeli ceasefire and urged Israel to withdraw all of its troops.
"I am relieved that the Israeli government has decided to cease hostilities," Ban told reporters. "This should be the first step leading to the full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza," he said, adding he wanted the withdrawal "as soon as possible."
He said Hamas militants also needed to do their part to bring an end to the violence by halting their rocket attacks against southern Israel. "Hamas militants must stop firing rockets now," he said.
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama welcomed Israel's ceasefire and will say more on the situation in Gaza after he is inaugurated on Tuesday, his spokeswoman said.
Israel declared a unilateral ceasefire which took effect at 2 a.m. (0000 GMT) on Sunday. Within hours, five rockets were fired at the Israeli town of Sderot, causing no casualties. Hamas announced its ceasefire later on Sunday.
EGYPT TALKS
European leaders and Ban will attend talks in Egypt on Sunday aimed at bolstering the ceasefire.
"Israel must allow full access to humanitarian workers, and to relief supplies," British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said en route to the summit. "We must also end Gaza's economic isolation by reopening the crossings that link it to the outside world."
"The priority now is to ensure that no more civilians die as a result of this conflict," the Czech EU presidency said in a statement welcoming the ceasefire.
"It is vital, therefore, that all required humanitarian assistance, including food, fuel and medical aid is freely and rapidly delivered into, and distributed within Gaza." Continued...
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