This photo shows an Arab League foreign ministers meeting in Cairo. File/AFP

The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmad Aboul Gheit, welcomed today the resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip during the blessed month of Ramadan.

 "I welcome the Security Council's adoption of a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza," he said in a statement, adding that this resolution was long overdue, and what is needed now is for its implementation on the ground.

Meanwhile, Egypt has also welcomed the Security Council’s adoption of a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza for the first time since the beginning of the crisis despite its imbalance and limited time frame, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"The Arab Republic of Egypt welcomes the Security Council’s adoption of a resolution demanding a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip during the month of Ramadan - for the first time since the beginning of the crisis and following the Security Council’s repeated inability to reach a resolution demanding a permanent ceasefire,” read the foreign ministry statement.

"Egypt calls for the immediate implementation of the ceasefire in a way that opens the way for dealing with all elements of the crisis," it added.

WAM