On Monday, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted the truce proposal for Gaza, where over 35,000 people have been killed by Israeli military operations triggered by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, cross-border assault and hostage-taking that killed some 1,200 people.

The resolution came after months of failures by the council to reach an agreement on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, mostly because of United States vetoes, and amid an increasing international outcry over the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Gaza.

The adoption of the UNSC resolution was “a long overdue yet important step to stop the ongoing atrocities” against Palestinians and toward achieving an “immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza”, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

A lasting ceasefire, humanitarian aid for the Palestinian people and a peace process seeking a two-state solution were all contingent on the success of the agreement, the ministry said.

The first phase of the UN plan is to impose a preliminary, six-week ceasefire, during which Israel would withdraw from Gaza’s population centers and Hamas would free some of the Israeli hostages it took in October. The phase also calls for the safe and speedy distribution of humanitarian aid.

The second phase calls for a permanent end to hostilities and the release of the remaining hostages, followed by the final phase, a multi-year reconstruction plan for Gaza.