New york: UN Secretary-General Ant³nio Guterres stressed on Friday the need for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. "We need a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip," Guterres said in a press statement.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, he added that the safety of UN personnel in the Gaza Strip must be respected, and reiterated his support for UNRWA. He emphasized the necessity of reaching the second phase of the ceasefire agreement and ending the war in Gaza, explaining that there should be no excuses for not moving to the second phase of the agreement in the Strip.