UN chief says approval of Gaza peace plan is the start of the end of the devastating war [SOUND]

# The United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, has urged Israel and Hamas to fully abide by the ceasefire and hostage release deal. The first phase of a US-brokered ceasefire plan that will allow for the release of all hostages in Gaza, Israeli withdrawal to an agreed point, and the release of some Palestinian prisoners, was agreed upon on Wednesday. Guterres says a permanent ceasefire must be secured and the bloodshed must stop once and for all: