Association of Secretaries-General of Arab Parliaments Praises Qatar's Efforts to Reach Humanitarian Pause Agreement in Gaza

Doha, November 22 (QNA) - The Association of Secretaries-General of Arab Parliaments welcomed the State of Qatar's announcement of the success of joint mediation efforts with the Arab Republic of Egypt between Israel and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) that resulted in reaching an agreement for a humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip.
       In a statement issued Wednesday, the Association praised the great efforts made by the State of Qatar to reach this humanitarian pause in partnership with the Arab Republic of Egypt, as well as their efforts with the rest of the Arab parties in supporting the Palestinian people in the face of the genocide, ethnic cleansing and war crimes they have been exposed to since the start of the aggression against the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7.  
       The Association of Secretaries-General of Arab Parliaments expressed its hopes for the occupation forces to adhere to the truce, allowing the entry of a larger number of humanitarian convoys and relief aid into the Gaza Strip.
       The Association appealed to the international community and all active parties to work to bring peace to the occupied Palestinian territories, stressing the need for the Palestinian people to obtain all their legitimate rights, especially their right to self-determination and to establish their independent state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, as well as work to provide international protection from the crimes committed by the Israeli entity against them.
       On Wednesday morning, the State of Qatar announced the success of the joint mediation efforts with the Arab Republic of Egypt and the United States of America between Israel and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), which resulted in reaching an agreement for a humanitarian truce. The starting time of the pause will be announced within the next 24 hours and last for four days, subject to extension.
       The first stage of the agreement includes the release of 50 civilian women and children hostages currently held in the Gaza Strip, in exchange for the release of a number of Palestinian women and children detained in Israeli prisons. (QNA)