Jorge Antonio Gonzalez Rocha
16 January 2025•Update: 16 January 2025
MEXICO CITY
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva welcomed the news of a cease-fire agreement Wednesday between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas while continuing to back a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Lula praised the news on his X account while noting the need for both parties to uphold the peace deal.
“After so much suffering and destruction, the news that a ceasefire in Gaza has finally been negotiated brings hope. May the cessation of the conflict and the release of the hostages help build a lasting solution that brings peace and stability to the entire Middle East,” he said.
Brazil’s Foreign Ministry also issued a statement on the development.
“Brazil urges the parties involved to respect the terms of the agreement and to guarantee the permanent cessation of hostilities, the release of all hostages and the unimpeded entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, as well as to ensure the necessary conditions for the beginning of the urgent process of rebuilding its civilian infrastructure,” it said.
It also called for the immediate resumption of the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians and reiterated its commitment to a two-state solution with “an independent and viable State of Palestine living side by side with Israel in peace and security within the 1967 borders, which include the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
Qatari Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani announced the success of mediators in reaching a cease-fire agreement in the Gaza Strip, noting that its implementation will begin this Sunday, ending 15 months of war in the enclave.
Since Oct. 7, 2023, Israel’s military campaign in Gaza has claimed over 46,600 lives, most of them women and children, despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire.
