Rishi Sunak says the temporary ceasefire in Gaza is "a very welcome development" as he pushes for "sustained humanitarian pauses" to get more aid into the troubled region and bring back all of the hostages. The Prime Minister goes on to praise Qatar for brokering the deal between Hamas and Israel. Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 Well, we've consistently pushed for sustained humanitarian pauses
00:04 so that we could get more aid into Gaza and get hostages out.
00:08 So this is a very welcome development.
00:10 It's obviously the first step.
00:12 We need to make sure everyone abides
00:13 by the terms of the agreement.
00:15 And we want to see all hostages released,
00:18 including protecting the safety of British nationals that
00:21 are involved.
00:21 I'm grateful to Qatar for the role that they've played.
00:24 We're continuing to work with all our partners in the region,
00:27 whether that's America, Israel, and Egypt, and others,
00:30 to make sure that this deal sticks.
00:32 And we can continue to do what we want to support everyone
00:34 in Gaza, get more aid in, and to ensure the safety and release
00:38 of all hostages.
00:39 So it's a very welcome step, something
00:40 that we've been pushing hard for and working with partners on.
00:43 So I'm glad that this has come to fruition.