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Nepal's home minister stepped down Wednesday over growing criticism of his finances, the second member of the cabinet to leave the new government just weeks after it was formed.Sudan Gurung, a key figure in the Gen-Z protests in September that toppled Nepal's previous government, said he was leaving his post ensure a "fair investigation"."For me, morality is greater than a position and there is no greater power than public trust... Public life should be clean, leadership should be accountable," said 38-year-old Gurung, who took office on March 27.Gurung is the second minister to leave the new government after the labour minister Deepak Kumar Sah was dismissed over allegations of committing misconduct by getting his wife appointed to a health insurance board.Dipa Dahal, press adviser to Prime Minister Balendra Shah, confirmed Gurung's resignation had been received.Gurung participated in the deadly protests that began as a demonstration against a brief social media ban, but were fed by wider grievances over corruption and a poor economy.At least 76 people were killed and more than 2,500 wounded during the two days of violence in September.In January, Gurung joined the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and won a seat in parliament after the party swept to a landslide victory in the March elections.Gurung made headlines a day after taking his oath of office for arresting former prime minister KP Sharma Oli and ex-home minister Ramesh Lekhak for their alleged involvement in the deadly crackdown on protesters in September.'Impartial' probe But soon he himself was beset by allegations over his financial investments and assets, as well as links with a businessman being investigated for money laundering.Last week, Shah and his cabinet disclosed their assets to the public, in line with local laws requiring lawmakers to declare their financial status.Soon after the disclosure, local media reported that Gurung had not revealed some of his financial investments.At least two Nepali websites published a government-stamped document that listed Gurung as an investor in a company that he did not specifically name in his disclosures.Gurung claimed that he had lumped his investments together in the disclosure documents.Public pressure had since been mounting on the government to investigate Gurung.The opposition Nepali Congress said it would not be possible to carry out an impartial probe if Gurung remained in his position."It is natural that there will be doubt over direct or indirect influence over the investigation process," it said in a statement on Monday, calling for an "independent and impartial" probe.On Monday, Gurung dismissed the allegations as "rumours" and denied withholding information regarding his investments."I would just like to say that accusations and truth are not the same thing. Decisions should be based on evidence, not emotion," he said on social media.Earlier this month, the government formed a five-member commission led by a former Supreme Court judge to investigate the assets of politicians and officials.The commission was a part of the government's 100-point reform agenda issued after Shah took office to tackle corruption in the Himalayan nation.Nepal currently ranks 109th out of 180 countries on Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index. 

Qatar Charity’s team in Sudan has completed the distribution of food baskets to 15,708 beneficiaries, with generous support from philanthropists in Qatar. The beneficiaries included the families of sponsored orphans, as well as vulnerable and displaced families in four Sudanese states. **media[433192]**The project targeted sponsored orphan households and vulnerable families in Port Sudan, Red Sea State; the cities of Kassala and Khashm Al Girba in Kassala State; the Al Qolid area in Northern State; as well as Sheikha Aisha bint Hamad Al Attiyah City in River Nile State. Fatima Ibrahim, deputy commissioner of the Humanitarian Aid Commission in Kassala State, praised Qatar Charity’s implementation of this project during her participation in the launch of the food-basket distribution.  Atiyat Abdullah, secretary of the Orphans Welfare Council in Kassala State, also commended Qatar Charity’s special attention to orphans and the association’s efforts in distributing the food baskets. Several mothers of orphans in Sheikha Aisha bint Hamad Al Attiyah City “Rofaqa,” a model experience for the care of orphans and their families in Sudan, expressed their appreciation for the generosity of philanthropists in Qatar in providing food baskets that include the essential items needed by every Sudanese family.  One sponsored orphan’s mother said: “I extend my thanks to the kind people in Qatar who provided us with food supplies that reached us at a time when we were in dire need.” Sponsored orphan Hajar al-Hilali added that distributing the baskets in eases families’ burdens and brings joy to them and to the sponsored orphans in the city.  Several mothers of sponsored orphans in the Northern State, upon receiving the food baskets in the Al Qolid area, noted that the baskets are of great importance considering the difficult economic conditions, which make obtaining food staples difficult and out of reach for many vulnerable families.  Qatar Charity’s team also distributed food baskets to one of the largest Qur'an memorisation centres in Northern State, as part of its commitment to reinforcing the values of generosity and social solidarity, alleviating the burdens of those most in need, and bringing relief to them.

At a school-turned-shelter in Port Sudan, rehearsal is a modest affair, but three years of war and the humble surroundings do little to dampen the sweet tunes rising from the two musicians.With piles of bedding pushed to the side, the lone singer croons along to the melodies of a keyboardist — part of a group of some 120 Sudanese artists who fled the brutal fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces.In the courtyard downstairs, actors, screenwriters, painters and directors work in the sunshine, before retreating to their dormitories at night."It's like our own little cultural centre," says visual artist Mohira Fathi, who fled the central state of Al-Jazira with her husband and son.But the El-Rabat centre is a far cry from the countless other shelters in the army's wartime capital of Port Sudan, where disease outbreaks and unrelenting hunger stalk tens of thousands.Across the country, over 9mn people are internally displaced and a record 33.7mn are in need of aid.Like everyone else, these artists came to the army's wartime capital of Port Sudan on the Red Sea exhausted, traumatised and destitute."When I arrived, there weren't even any fans to help with the sweltering heat. People were sleeping on mats on the floor, with no access to water," musical troupe director Hossam al-Din al-Taher told AFP.Slowly, as the war dragged on, word spread of a makeshift artists' commune forming, and people started flocking to the school in the hopes that being around fellow artists would help keep their careers alive."We didn't have instruments or costumes," Taher remembers, and artists had to take on odd jobs to earn a living, pooling their money together to buy a guitar here, a set of paints there.Now, Taher conducts a small orchestra between piles of luggage.For filmmaker Mohamed Ali Ibrahim, "it's a blessing that all of these artists found each other in the same place."They share everything: food, money, mid-rehearsal coffees, living quarters separated only by fabric sheets, and every gig that comes their way.Three years of war have destroyed Sudan's cultural scene. Theatres, studios and museums have been shut down or looted, while many of Sudan's top artists have fled across borders.But El-Rabat's artists make do. They've put on shows for the neighbourhood, held local photography exhibitions and, this Ramadan, had some of their actors return to the airwaves in a modest radio drama."We've learned there is no giving up," musician Assem Abdel Aziz told AFP after rehearsal."We have dreams here, that yard outside is full of dreams, full of energy," he says, flanked by a drum kit to his left and a mosquito net-covered cot to his right. 

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty discussed the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and Sudan in a phone call with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.The Egyptian Foreign Ministry stated in a press release today that the call addressed ongoing efforts to advance the implementation of the second phase of US President Donald Trump's plan for Gaza, including the deployment of an international stabilization force, support for the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, the opening of the Rafah crossing in both directions, and the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.In this regard, Abdelatty stressed the urgent need to launch an early recovery and reconstruction process based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the needs of the population in the Gaza Strip.Regarding developments in Sudan, the Egyptian Foreign Minister stressed the importance of reaching a humanitarian truce and establishing safe humanitarian corridors as a prelude to a comprehensive ceasefire. He also emphasized the importance of launching a comprehensive Sudanese political process.He further reiterated Egypt's firm position on the necessity of respecting Sudan's sovereignty, preserving its unity and territorial integrity, and supporting its national institutions.

Teenager Ibrahim Mbaye scored four minutes after coming off the bench to clinch a 3-1 victory for Senegal over Sudan in Tangiers Saturday in the first Africa Cup of Nations last-16 match.The 17-year-old Paris Saint-Germain forward represented France at age-limit levels before switching his international allegiance to Senegal, where his father was born.Former champions Senegal will face Mali or Tunisia, who meet in Casablanca later on Saturday, in the quarter-finals.Rattled by an early Aamir Abdallah goal for Sudan, Senegal recovered to lead 2-1 at half-time through a Pape Gueye brace. Mbaye then put the outcome beyond doubt after 77 minutes.It was predicable result as Senegal are 99 places higher in the world rankings than Sudan, who were representing a country ravaged by civil war since April 2023.Senegal made six changes to the team that started a 3-0 win over Botswana in their final group match. A notable absentee was suspended captain and centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly.Ghana-born Sudan coach Kwesi Appiah retained only one of the team that began a 2-0 loss to Burkina Faso - forward Abdallah.It was the first meeting of the countries at an AFCON tournament. They were in the same 2026 World Cup qualifying group, though, with Senegal winning at home and drawing away.Sudan rocked Senegal by taking a sixth-minute lead through Abdallah, a semi-professional who plays for an Australian second-tier club in Melbourne.It was a superb goal as the Sudan striker took possession just inside the area and curled the ball over former Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and into the net.Sudan had qualified for the knockout stage as one of the best four third-placed nations despite failing to score in three group matches. An own goal brought victory over Equatorial Guinea.A brave save from Monged Abuzaid on 29 minutes foiled Nicolas Jackson, who is on loan to Bayern Munich from Chelsea, but Senegal equalised almost immediately.Former African player of the year Sadio Mane set up Pape Gueye, who equalised with a low shot into the corner of the net.Senegal were attacking continuously while Sudan had little to offer going forward in a match watched by Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe from South Africa.The Mauritanian referee pointed to the penalty spot after Ismaila Sarr was fouled by Abuzaid. However, the decision was reversed after a long VAR review revealed a Senegalese was offside in the build-up.Ismaila Sarr from Crystal Palace then scored only to be ruled offside in another let-off for the Sudanese.Abuzaid was constantly in action and did well to push away a Pape Gueye shot with an outstretched right hand as half-time approached.There was still time for Pape Gueye to score again, however, and give Senegal a half-time advantage in the Mediterranean city.The goal was brilliantly executed by the midfielder from La Liga club Villarreal three minutes into added time. He used his left foot to side-foot a cross into the net past Abuzaid.Senegal introduced Mbaye midway through the second half as they sought the insurance of a third goal. He made an immediate impact, latching on to a long pass and beating Abuzaid at his near post. 

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that US President Donald Trump is personally following up on efforts to end the war in SudanSpeaking during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Rubio described the current period as one of the most transformative years in US foreign policy since the end of World War II, stressing that President Trump has placed "America at the forefront of every decision" in Washington's relations with the world."For the first time in probably four decades, American foreign policy is driven by what is good for America and Americans, and that kind of clarity is transformational," Rubio said.President Trump has recently expressed his intention to engage directly in efforts to resolve the Sudanese crisis and achieve peace.The war in Sudan, which broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, has resulted in more than 20,000 deaths and the displacement of nearly 14 million people, according to local and international reports.

UN humanitarian agencies have warned of a rapidly deteriorating situation in Sudan and escalating humanitarian needs as population movements increase in an increasingly dangerous environment.UNHCR's Head of Sub-Office in Port Sudan, Jacqueline Wilma, highlighted the desperation of civilians attempting to flee the region.She said that a large number of people remain in Al-Fashir, while others are on the move, but are prevented from continuing their journeys due to the danger or the risk of being returned to Al-Fashir.For its part, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned of worsening hunger and a cholera outbreak that has claimed more than 3,500 lives.WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said that Sudan is experiencing one of the world's worst food crises, with more than 21 million people facing high levels of acute food insecurity as of last September.Lindemeier confirmed that famine is widespread in Al-Fashir and Kadugli, and now threatens 20 other areas in Darfur and Kordofan.According to the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), the danger stems not only from food shortages and disease but also from explosives and fighting.The UN Human Rights Council held a session last Friday to discuss the situation in Al-Fashir, and to consider a request from member states to send a fact-finding mission regarding mass killings that occurred during the city's fall to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).Large areas of Sudan are witnessing an escalation in fighting between the army and the RSF, with the conflict spreading from the Darfur region, which the RSF seized control of last month, to neighboring Kordofan.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas discussed via phone the latest developments in Gaza and Sudan, efforts to promote peace and sustainable development across Africa, and strengthening the Egypt-EU bilateral relations.In a statement issued Saturday, Egypt's Foreign Ministry said Abdelatty briefed Kallas on Cairo's efforts to uphold the Sharm El-Sheikh cease-fire agreement in Gaza. He also outlined preparations for Egypt's upcoming hosting of the International Conference on Early Recovery and Reconstruction in Gaza, scheduled for later this month, and expressed hope for active participation from EU member states.On Sudan, both sides emphasized the importance of preserving the country's unity, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national institutions. They also condemned the recent atrocities reported in the city of El Fasher.

Satellite images from Sudan have played a crucial role in uncovering the atrocities committed during paramilitaries' takeover of the last army stronghold in the western Darfur region.In an interview with AFP, Nathaniel Raymond of Yale University's Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) said the aerial images were the only way to monitor the crisis unfolding on the ground in the city of El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur.On October 26, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which have been fighting a brutal war with Sudan's army for more than two years, claimed full control of the city they had besieged for nearly 18 months.Close-up satellite images have emerged showing evidence of door-to-door killings, mass graves, red patches and bodies visible along an earthen berm -- findings consistent with eyewitness accounts.On October 28, HRL published footage from El-Fasher's maternity hospital showing "piles of white objects" that were not present before and measured between "1.1 to 1.9 metres" -- roughly the size of human bodies lying down or with limbs bent.It said there were "reddish earth discolourations" on the ground nearby that could have been blood.The following day, the World Health Organisation announced the "tragic killing of more than 460 patients and medical staff" at the hospital.The images released by HRL, which had been tracking the situation in El-Fasher throughout the siege, became "a spark plug for public outrage", said Raymond.Since the start of the siege, HRL has been alerting the United Nations and the United States to developments on the ground, with its reports becoming a reference point for tracking territorial advances in the area.Population movements, attacks, drone strikes and mass killings have been closely monitored in the city, where access remains blocked despite repeated calls to open humanitarian corridors.Satellite imagery has become an indispensable tool for non-governmental organisations and journalists in regions where access is difficult or impossible -- including Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan.Several companies specialising in satellite imaging scan the globe daily, hindered only by weather conditions.Depending on the sensors onboard, satellites can clearly distinguish buildings, vehicles and even crowds.HRL then cross-references the images with other material including online footage, social media and local news reports, according to Yale's published methodology.Raymond said that after El-Fasher's fall paramilitaries "started posting videos of themselves killing people at the highest volume they ever had", providing more material for analysis.The team cross-checked these videos with the limited available information to identify, date and geolocate acts of violence using satellite imagery.Raymond said the lab's mission is to raise the alarm about the atrocities and collect evidence to ensure the perpetrators of war crimes do not escape justice.He referenced similar aerial images taken after the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, which eventually helped bring charges against former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic.An international tribunal sentenced him to life imprisonment for war crimes and genocide.The images from El-Fasher have triggered international outcry.The prosecutor's office at the International Criminal Court said on Monday that the atrocities there could amount to crimes against humanity and war crimes.The public outrage was followed by a significant reduction in the amount of footage posted by paramilitaries on the ground, according to the HRL.Of the videos still being shared, "very few, if any, have metadata in them", said Raymond, who noted that the researchers had to count the bodies themselves.He said they were not counting individual remains but tagging piles of bodies and measuring them as they get bigger.He added, however, that the researchers' workload has not decreased with the reduction in videos. Instead, they are now focusing on the grim task of tracing "the perpetrator's transition from killing phase to disposal"."Are they going to do trenches? Are they going to light them on fire? Are they going to try to put them in the water?"

Sudan's defence minister said on Tuesday that the army would press on with fighting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces after the country's security and defence council met to discuss a US proposal for a ceasefire."We thank the Trump administration for its efforts and proposals to achieve peace," Hassan Kabroun said in a speech broadcast on state television, adding that "preparations for the Sudanese people's battle are ongoing.""Our preparations for war are a legitimate national right," he said, following the council meeting in Khartoum.No details of the US truce proposal have been made public.The war, which has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions more over the past two years, has spread to new areas of Sudan in recent days, sparking fears of an even greater humanitarian catastrophe.After mediating in other conflicts in Africa and the Middle East in recent months, the US administration under Donald Trump is now pushing for a ceasefire in Sudan.The army-aligned authorities had rejected an earlier truce proposal under which both they and the paramilitaries they are fighting would be excluded from a transitional political process.The latest discussions follow an escalation on the ground, with the paramilitary RSF appearing to prepare an assault on the central Kordofan region after it captured El-Fasher, the last army stronghold in the vast Darfur region.People forced to flee El-Fasher have described to AFP intimidation and violence from the RSF.Mohamed Abdullah, 56, told AFP he was stopped by RSF fighters while fleeing El-Fasher on Saturday, just hours before its fall."They demanded our phones, money, everything. They kept searching us thoroughly," he said of the RSF.On his way to Tawila, about 70 kilometres to the west, he saw "a body left on the street that looked like it had been eaten by a dog".Trump's envoy to Africa, Massad Boulos, held talks in Sudan's neighbour Egypt on Sunday with Cairo's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and then on Monday with the Arab League.During the discussions, Abdelatty stressed "the importance of concerted efforts to reach a humanitarian truce and a ceasefire throughout Sudan, paving the way for a comprehensive political process in the country", according to a foreign ministry statement.According to the Arab League, Boulos met the regional body's chief Ahmed Aboul-Gheit and briefed him on recent US efforts in Sudan to "halt the war, expedite aid delivery and initiate a political process".The so-called Quad group, comprising the United States, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, has been engaged in months of diplomacy aimed at securing a truce in the more than 30-month conflict in Sudan.In September, the four powers proposed a three-month humanitarian truce, followed by a permanent ceasefire and a nine-month transition to civilian rule, but the army-aligned government immediately rejected the plan at the time.In the aftermath of the RSF's assault on the key city of El-Fasher, reports emerged of mass killings, sexual violence, attacks on aid workers, looting and abductions during the offensive.The International Criminal Court on Monday voiced "profound alarm and deepest concern" over the reports, adding that such acts "may constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity".Speaking at a forum in Qatar, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on the warring parties to "come to the negotiating table, bring an end to this nightmare of violence -- now"."The horrifying crisis in Sudan... is spiralling out of control," he added.At a protest in Sudan's capital Khartoum, which is under army control, children took part in an anti-paramilitary protest on Monday.One pupil held up a handwritten sign that read: "Do not kill children, do not kill women.""The militia is killing the women of El-Fasher with no mercy," read another sign.Both sides in the brutal war have been accused of committing atrocities.Meanwhile, the Sudanese army has received support from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Iran, according to observers.The fall of El-Fasher gave paramilitaries control over all five state capitals in Darfur, raising fears that Sudan would effectively be partitioned along an east-west axis.The RSF now dominates Darfur and parts of the south while the army holds the north, east and central regions along the Nile and Red Sea.

Darfur city fell to paramilitary force after long siegeFate of many of those who remained in El-Fasher is unclearWitness says he saw bodies strewn along the roadAt a clinic in Sudan's North Darfur where dozens of bony children lie on cots and men with bandaged wounds await surgery, patients described a desperate escape from the city of El-Fasher as it was captured last week by a paramilitary force.They are among up to 10,000 people who arrived in the town of Tawila after fleeing the capture of nearby El-Fasher by the Rapid Support Forces, and are now being treated at the clinic run by international aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres. Famine-stricken El-Fasher was the final stronghold of the Sudanese army in the vast, western Darfur region before it fell to the RSF after an 18-month siege. Witnesses have reported mass killings following the RSF takeover and many of El-Fasher's residents are unaccounted for. The city's capture marked a turning point in a two-and-a-half-year-old war between the RSF and the army. The siege had cut off food supplies, forcing many locals to eat animal feed as they sought shelter from drones and shelling.**media[377473]**In addition to those who reached Tawila, more than 60,000 others are believed to have escaped El-Fasher, according to the International Organisation for Migration, though their whereabouts are unclear. As many as 200,000 people may still be trapped inside the city, according to estimates of the city's population towards the end of the siege. The head of the RSF has called on his fighters to protect civilians and said violations will be prosecuted. Rights groups and U.S. officials have accused the RSF and allied militias of ethnic cleansing in Darfur earlier in the conflict.The dire conditions inside El-Fasher were described by two patients at the MSF clinic, in accounts obtained by a local journalist who has previously provided verified material for Reuters.**media[377472]**One, who gave her name as Fatuma, said she was entrusted with the care of three children orphaned when their parents and brother had been killed by a drone strike as they fetched a meal.The youngest, a thin infant just 40 days old, lay crying in her arms. His sister, sitting nearby, had suffered a leg injury when shrapnel hit her as she ran into a dugout shelter.**media[377468]**Fatuma took the children out of the city on a donkey cart with other injured people just before El-Fasher fell, but came across RSF soldiers on the road. "They made us lay the baby on the ground and made all of us get down on the ground, and took everything we had," she said. She was eventually able to bring the baby to the MSF clinic.Some 170 other children arrived in Tawila unaccompanied, said Sylvain Penicaud, MSF project coordinator, and all the children screened by the agency were malnourished. "People are arriving extremely emaciated," he said. On Monday, a global hunger monitor found that El-Fasher had been experiencing famine prior to its fall, conditions expected to persist until January. Mouna Hanebali, another member of the MSF team, said the clinic received almost 1,000 trauma cases stemming from attacks on the road, but also from inside El-Fasher. The city's last-standing hospital was under constant attack and deprived of antibiotics and gauze, leading to unstable fractures and infected wounds that need new surgeries. A second patient, Abdallah, said he had escaped El-Fasher amidst intense shelling and gunfire on the day of the takeover."People left in chaos, carrying children, some in wheelbarrows, some on donkey carts, some on their feet," he said. "No one walking around was untouched, everyone was injured." Abdallah, awaiting surgery in the MSF clinic after being shot multiple times, said he saw what he estimated to be more than 1,000 bodies on the road.**media[377471]**"Some were killed by thirst, some by exhaustion, some by their injuries, the bleeding," he said. Reuters could not independently verify his account.With only a fraction of those who remained in El-Fasher arriving in Tawila, medical supplies are still plentiful but water and latrines less so, the MSF staff said. Cholera had ravaged Tawila during the rainy season, and Penicaud said a new case had been recorded on Sunday, though it was unclear if it was isolated or the result of a new outbreak of the disease.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for a halt to fighting in Sudan, warning that the crisis was rapidly deteriorating after paramilitaries overran a key city.Guterres urged the warring parties to "come to the negotiating table, bring an end to this nightmare of violence -- now"."The horrifying crisis in Sudan... is spiralling out of control," he told reporters on the sidelines of the World Summit for Social Development in Doha.At the end of October the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), at war with the Sudanese army since 2023, seized control of the strategic city of El-Fasher, following an 18-month seige.Reports have emerged of executions, sexual violence, looting, attacks on aid workers and abductions in and around El-Fasher, where communications remain largely cut off."El-Fasher and the surrounding areas in North Darfur have been an epicentre of suffering, hunger, violence and displacement," Guterres said."And since the Rapid Support Forces entered El-Fasher last weekend, the situation is growing worse by the day," he added."Hundreds of thousands of civilians are trapped by this siege. People are dying of malnutrition, disease and violence."Guterres also said there were "continued reports of violations of international humanitarian law and human rights".The UN chief also warned against violations of the ceasefire in Gaza that halted two years of war in the Palestinian territory.Hamas reported fresh Israeli strikes in Gaza on Saturday, after Israel said three bodies it received from Gaza did not belong to hostages.That came after Israeli attacks killed more than 100 people last Tuesday, according to the Hamas-run territory's civil defence agency. Prior to that, strikes on October 19 killed 45 people, the agency said.Guterres on Tuesday said he was "deeply concerned about the continued violations of the ceasefire in Gaza."They must stop and all parties must abide by the decisions of the first phase of the peace agreement."