Many Jeopardized as Seven-Day Cease-Fire in Sudan Fails to Hold

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that cease-fire violators in Sudan will be held accountable as the latest agreement between the country's two warring factions failed to hold hours after going into effect.

Representatives of the Sudanese army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces had agreed to a seven-day truce to allow for the resumption of essential services and humanitarian aid.

The newest cease-fire agreement signed by the two fighting parties in Sudan was a result of intense diplomacy, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday on Twitter.

Although brokered with the support of the United States and Saudi Arabia, Blinken said it was up to the warring parties to implement the truce.

"If the cease-fire is violated, we'll know, and we will hold violators accountable through our sanctions and other tools at our disposal,” said Blinken.

This comes after negotiators for the two sides, for the first time, agreed to establish a team to monitor the cease-fire.