The Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez, described as “fragile” the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas, whose first phase has already entered into force and includes the release of the hostages and the withdrawal of the Israeli Army from certain parts of the Gaza Strip.
“After two years of brutal genocide by the Zionist regime in Gaza, which will not expire in the conscience of humanity, Israel and Hamas reached a fragile ceasefire agreement received by the world with the hope that it will put an end to the barbarism,” the Cuban Foreign Minister noted on his networks.
Rodríguez added that “just and lasting peace in the Middle East can only be achieved through a two-state solution that guarantees the right to self-determination of the Palestinian people and their independent and sovereign State, on borders prior to 1967, capital in East Jerusalem and full recognition by the UN.”
Cuba has accused the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of genocide since the beginning of Israel’s attacks on Gaza, which have left more than 67,000 dead. Havana broke diplomatic relations with Tel Aviv in 1973.
The ceasefire agreement and start of the first phase of President Donald Trump’s peace plan for the Gaza Strip came into force this Friday at noon local time after the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gazan cities, as agreed.
This first phase covers the release of the 48 captives in Gaza, of whom Israeli authorities estimate that about 20 are still alive.
The agreement also contemplates the withdrawal of Israeli troops to certain points in the Strip, thereby reducing their control from more than 80% to 53% of the enclave’s territory.
After these first steps, Hamas will have a period of 72 hours to begin the release and delivery of the hostages to the Red Cross Committee.
