The agreement, signed by the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, will last for seven days starting on Monday at 9:45 p.m. local time in Sudan.

“Under the Agreement, the parties agreed to facilitate the delivery and distribution of humanitarian assistance, restore essential services, and withdraw forces from hospitals and essential public facilities.  The parties also agreed to facilitate the safe passage of humanitarian actors and commodities, allowing goods to flow unimpeded from ports of entry to populations in need,” the US State Department said in a statement.

Both parties have conveyed to the Saudi and U.S. facilitators their commitment not to seek military advantage during the 48-hour notification period after signing the agreement and prior to the start of the ceasefire, according to the statement.

“Unlike previous ceasefires, the Agreement reached in Jeddah was signed by the parties and will be supported by a U.S.-Saudi and international-supported ceasefire monitoring mechanism,” the statement noted.

During the discussions held in Jeddah, an agreement was previously reached by the two sides regarding the protection of civilians and the facilitation of humanitarian aid to those impacted by the conflict. However, previous attempts at implementing ceasefires have failed due to mutual accusations of violations from both factions involved. (ILKHA)