UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis lamented the killings of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, saying the avoidable situation in the Palestinian enclave should be brought to hold, Anadolu Agency reports.

“Enough is enough,” Francis said in an interview with Anadolu. “Too many civilians have already lost their lives in Gaza. Too many women, too many children, in what was, without a doubt, an avoidable situation, it’s time to bring this to a halt.”

The president, whose one-year term will end this September, said it is time for Hamas to release all hostages and it is time for Gazans to get humanitarian aid and support so that they can begin to rebuild their lives.

“The cease-fire is important, among other things, because hopefully, it will, in some way, engender a political process that could and should result in the adoption of a two-state solution,” he said. “This cycle of bloodletting, mayhem, destruction is not sustainable.”

He cautioned that the violence in Gaza will bring “more hate, more destruction, more pain, more suffering, more psychological dislocation.”

“It has to stop,” said Francis, calling for efforts to bring peace.