U.S. Pledges Support Gaza Reconstruction Efforts Following Cease-Fire

The United States on Thursday pledged to work with international partners to support the reconstruction effort in Gaza after a ceasefire was announced.

US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield told reporters the urgent humanitarian needs in Gaza are "significantly immense."

She spoke shortly after Israel and Hamas announced a ceasefire would went into effect at 2 a.m. Friday, ending an 11-day war that caused widespread destruction in the Gaza Strip and brought life in much of Israel to a halt.

The fighting killed at least 227 in Gaza and 12 in Israel.

Thomas-Greenfield said the focus must now turn to "making more tangible progress toward a durable peace."

"The announcement of today's ceasefire, if it holds, brings us one step closer to that goal," the US diplomat said.

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