British Minister of State for Development Annalise Dodds announced a £17 million aid package from her country to the Gaza Strip to support basic services and the health sector.

This came in a briefing she gave to the British Parliament on Tuesday, regarding the ceasefire agreement in Gaza and her country's aid to the Strip.

She explained that "despite the fragility of the ceasefire agreement, it is a source of hope for Palestinians and Israelis."

She said she saw aid trucks waiting on the Gaza border when she visited the area last December, adding that the trucks began entering the Strip after the agreement.

She pointed out that her country, through local partners in the region, distributed more than 200,000 food parcels in 130 points in the sector.

She announced a new British aid package for the Gaza Strip worth 17 million pounds, which will be distributed through UN organizations and partner health organizations.

She said the aid would ensure healthcare, food and shelter for civilians.

She pointed out that with the new aid package, British aid to the occupied Palestinian territories this year will exceed 129 million pounds.

On January 19, a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel came into effect. Its first phase will last for 42 days, during which negotiations will begin to begin a second and then a third phase, mediated by Egypt, Qatar, and the United States.