“The Secretary General calls on all parties to observe the ceasefire,” RIA Novosti quotes the words of the official representative of the UN Secretary General Stephane Dujarric.

Earlier, the Palestinian group "Islamic Jihad" confirmed the information about the conclusion of a truce with Israel.

The press service of Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid reported that a truce with the Islamic Jihad group comes into force at 23:30 Moscow time on August 7.