Heavy Shelling in Khartoum Hours Before Onset of Humanitarian Truce Radiodabanga: Sudan
, both parties have conveyed to the Saudi and US 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".
The agreement stipulated preventing the occupation of new sites, and stopping the movement of forces, weapons or resources, and called on both sides not to target civilian infrastructure or population centres.
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