OHCHR calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza after fighting ends in Lebanon

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The Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Jeremy Laurence, has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Gaza following his latest visit to the Palestinian territories.

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00:00The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

00:07In a press release, his office detailed the grim realities on the ground following a recent

00:12visit to the Strip.

00:14Starvation was outlined as the most immediate threat facing Gazans, as Israel continues

00:19to restrict the flow of humanitarian aid.

00:24Media reports say a Hamas delegation is set to arrive in Cairo on Saturday for talks with

00:28Egyptian officials.

00:31It comes just days after U.S. President Joe Biden expressed desire to reopen dialogue

00:36with Qatar, Egypt and Turkey to bring an end to the violence in Gaza.

00:42Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's open for a pause in fighting in

00:46exchange for the release of hostages.

00:50The implementation of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal in Lebanon between Hezbollah and Israel

00:55is raising hopes for a similar path for Gaza.

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