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Roberta Metsola Plans To Meet Palestinian Prime Minister Hours After Ceasefire Deal Announced

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European Parliament President Roberta Metsola is scheduled to meet the Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa at 2pm today, hours after a ceasefire deal in Gaza was agreed.

“The announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza and an agreement to release hostages announced tonight is the breakthrough the world has waited and that so many have needed,” Metsola wrote on X last night.

Yesterday evening marked a critical moment with Hamas telling multiple news outlets that its delegation has agreed to a proposed ceasefire and hostage release deal with Israel.

Meanwhile, Israel’s cabinet is due to meet today to the approve the deal that is expected to begin on Sunday. While it is yet to be formally approved, hopes for a halt of 15 months of fighting that has taken tens of thousands of Palestinian lives have risen high.

“It is critical that it is upheld. This can be a turning point for a sustainable peace, a surge of aid, and a catalyst that changes despair to hope,” Metsola continued.

This news comes after over a year of negotiations and mediation from different third parties. Just last week, Metsola met with the President of Egypt Abdel Fatah El-Sisi to assure that Europe is ready to contribute to promoting dialogue and peace in the Middle East.

This afternoon, she will be similarly meeting with Mustafa at the European Parliament to discuss the ceasefire, hostage release, humanitarian aid and a plan for the next steps for Gaza.

While the ceasefire is monumental news, Gaza’s recovery will be no easy feat. With most of its essential infrastructure damaged and millions of citizens displaced, the enclave will be facing another crisis in rebuilding the city that international partners must help in doing.

Hours after Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement, Israeli forces killed at least 82 people in Gaza, according to Al Jazeera’s medical sources.

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Ana is a university graduate who loves a heated debate, she’s very passionate about humanitarian issues and justice. In her free time you’ll probably catch her binge watching way too many TV shows or thinking about her next meal.

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