Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has joined the international dialogue surrounding the recent Sharm El-Sheikh ceasefire, emphasizing the Palestinian cause as the most sacred cause of humanity and urging guarantor nations to ensure the agreement leads to genuine justice.

Speaking during his weekly television program, Maduro warned that the deal must not be just another agreement and questioned whether it would deliver justice for the genocide committed against Palestinians.

He cited figures from the genocidal Israeli war on Gaza, noting that more than 65,000 people were killed by Israeli missiles, including more than 25,000 children.

Maduro’s concrete aid proposal

To support Gaza’s recovery, Maduro proposed sending teams of builders, farmers, and doctors to assist the population and accompany the people in reconstruction efforts. He stressed that humanitarian and reconstruction efforts must be central to the ceasefire’s implementation.

He said that guaranteeing countries must guarantee the implementation of the next steps, adding that these steps must go beyond a mere ceasefire to include the reconstruction of Gaza, guaranteeing Palestinian sovereignty over the West Bank, recognizing al-Quds as the capital of a Palestinian state, and the establishment of an elected Palestinian government.

Maduro warned that any agreement not accompanied by justice “will be nothing more than a peace of rubble.”

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Sharm El-Sheikh, US militarization

The ceasefire, signed in Egypt, following mediation by Egypt, Qatar, the United States, and Turkey, on October 13, 2025, included the release of 20 Israeli captives and nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees, alongside provisions for the reconstruction of Gaza and the establishment of a transitional administration.

While the ceasefire represents a critical step toward ending two years of war on Gaza, Maduro emphasized that international actors must ensure the agreement delivers concrete justice, rather than serving as a superficial political settlement.

Venezuela challenges US diktats

Amid escalating US military and economic pressures in the Caribbean, Maduro continues to assert Venezuela’s role on the international stage, notably in support of the Palestinian people. His proposal to send builders, farmers, and doctors to Gaza demonstrates Caracas’ commitment to humanitarian aid and regional solidarity, even as the country faces what Maduro describes as the gravest threat to Venezuelan sovereignty in a century.

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