Sudan's Army Agrees to Extend Truce for 72 Hours

A burned vehicle is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, April 26, 2023. (Reuters Photo)
A burned vehicle is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, April 26, 2023. (Reuters Photo)
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Sudan's Army Agrees to Extend Truce for 72 Hours

A burned vehicle is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, April 26, 2023. (Reuters Photo)
A burned vehicle is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, April 26, 2023. (Reuters Photo)

The Sudanese army said in a statement on Sunday that it had agreed to extend a truce with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for a period of 72 hours, starting from the end of the current ceasefire arrangement.

The army said that although the RSF had intended to try to attack some sites it hoped that it would abide by the ceasefire.

According to a statement released by the RSF spokesman, the humanitarian truce was extended on Sunday and will last for three days starting from midnight.

"In response to international, regional and local calls, we announce the extension of the humanitarian truce for 72 hours, starting from midnight tonight, in order to open humanitarian corridors and facilitate the movement of citizens and residents and enable them to fulfil their needs and reach safe areas," the statement said.

Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands wounded since a long-simmering power struggle between the Sudanese army and the RSF erupted into conflict on April 15.



UK Backs Future Palestinian Statehood but Says Ceasefire the Top Priority

File photo: A person holds a Palestinian flag outside the High Court on the day of a hearing about the banned pro-Palestinian campaign organization Palestine Action, in London, Britain, July 21, 2025. REUTERS
File photo: A person holds a Palestinian flag outside the High Court on the day of a hearing about the banned pro-Palestinian campaign organization Palestine Action, in London, Britain, July 21, 2025. REUTERS
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UK Backs Future Palestinian Statehood but Says Ceasefire the Top Priority

File photo: A person holds a Palestinian flag outside the High Court on the day of a hearing about the banned pro-Palestinian campaign organization Palestine Action, in London, Britain, July 21, 2025. REUTERS
File photo: A person holds a Palestinian flag outside the High Court on the day of a hearing about the banned pro-Palestinian campaign organization Palestine Action, in London, Britain, July 21, 2025. REUTERS

Britain supports eventual recognition of a Palestinian state, but the immediate priority should be alleviating the suffering in Gaza and securing a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, a British cabinet minister said on Friday.

Successive British governments have said they would formally recognize a Palestinian state at the right time, without ever setting a timetable or specifying the conditions for it to happen, said Reuters.

"We want Palestinian statehood, we desire it, and we want to make sure the circumstances can exist where that kind of long-term political solution can have the space to evolve," British science and technology minister Peter Kyle told Sky News.

"But right now, today, we've got to focus on what will ease the suffering, and it is extreme, unwarranted suffering in Gaza that has to be the priority for us today."

His comments came after French President Emmanuel Macron said France intends to recognize a Palestinian state in September at the UN General Assembly, a plan that drew strong condemnation from Israel and the United States.

In a statement on Thursday, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said statehood was the "inalienable right of the Palestinian people", reiterating his call for a ceasefire as a necessary step towards achieving a two-state solution.

Speaking during a visit to Australia, foreign minister David Lammy echoed Starmer's ceasefire call and described the situation in Gaza as "indefensible".

Gaza health authorities say more than 100 people have died from starvation, most of them in recent weeks.

Human rights groups have said mass starvation is spreading even as tons of food and other supplies sit untouched just outside the enclave.