Mahmoud Basal, the spokesperson for Gaza’s Civil Defence, has called on “all mediators to establish an immediate and comprehensive humanitarian truce — until a final agreement is reached”, according to Al Jazeera.

“Civilians are not a party to this war, and they must not pay the price for delayed political understandings,” he said in a statement published in English on Telegram.

“I urge you to act now. There are lives beneath the rubble, wounded without medicine, and displaced people without shelter.”

Mourners pray during the funeral of Palestinians killed overnight in Israeli attacks on a tent and on people seeking aid, according to Gaza’s health ministry, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip on July 4, 2025. — Reuters
Mourners pray during the funeral of Palestinians killed overnight in Israeli attacks on a tent and on people seeking aid, according to Gaza’s health ministry, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip on July 4, 2025. — Reuters

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