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Hamas supports UN agencies' call for week-long ceasefire in Gaza
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- 16 August, 2024
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The Palestinian radical movement Hamas has supported the initiative of the World Health Organization and UNICEF to establish a seven-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to vaccinate children in the enclave against polio.
According to Report, citing TASS, the corresponding statement was published on Telegram by Hamas official spokesman Izzat al-Risheq.
"Hamas supports the UN's request today to establish a week-long ceasefire in Gaza to vaccinate several thousand children against polio," the document states.
Al-Risheq added that the movement also "demands the delivery of medicines and food for more than 2 million Palestinians who are trapped" in the Gaza Strip.
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