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We should seize on the momentum to commit to a Palestinian state that can coexist with the State of Israel,
After so much pain, death and loss of life, today the guns in Gaza have gone silent,
Biden said, regarding a truce he had hoped would come before the end of his term At last the guns are silent. Israeli hostages are finally being released,
Scholz wrote on the X social media platform The road to this deal has been not easy at all, it was a long road,
It is important to stress that the deal is a fragile truce not a cessation of the conflict,
writes Sanam Vakil of Chatham House We are now waiting for the day we head back to our home in Gaza City. Damaged or not, it doesn’t matter, the nightmare of death and starvation is over,
I can’t describe my feelings of happiness today,
Zein El Abdeen, a truck driver, told the outlet while in tears I feel like at last I found some water to drink after getting lost in the desert for 15 months. I feel alive again,
Aya, a woman from northern Gaza City who had taken shelter in central Gaza for over a year, told Al Jazeera If Hamas breaks the ceasefire, they need to know the United States will stand with our ally, Israel, ... And Israel will have to eradicate that threat. It's very important for the stability of the region."
Johnson said on NBC's "Meet the Press." There will be hell to pay for Hamas if they violate these terms,
Johnson said of the ceasefire, declining to elaborate what that might entail The list includes 76 prisoners from the West Bank and 14 from occupied Jerusalem,
We announce the beginning of deploying thousands of Palestinian police officers according to the government plan to maintain security and order in various governorates of the Gaza Strip, and municipalities have also begun to reopen and rehabilitate streets shortly after the ceasefire decision came into effect,
Hamas was obliged to provide the names of the first female hostages to be released at 4pm yesterday,
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar told journalists shortly after the ceasefire started I hope that the political authorities of both, with the help of the international community, can reach the right solution for the two states. Everyone can say: yes to dialogue, yes to reconciliation, yes to peace. And let us pray for this: for dialogue, reconciliation and peace.”
He expressed hope for further dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians, saying Although you did not help me prevent the first stage of the surrender deal, at least help me prevent its second stage,
This ceasefire is critical for the humanitarian response. Safety, and access must be ensured,
A massive effort has been underway over the past days from humanitarian partners to load and prepare to distribute a surge of aid across all of Gaza,
said Whittall, who is the interim chief of the UN's OCHA aid agency for the Palestinian territories If (Hamas) will stay in power, the regional instability it causes might continue,
Saar said at a press conference shortly after the start of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that was agreed last week We will not return to the government table without a complete victory against Hamas and the full realization of the war's goals."
Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said in a statement published on social media on Sunday They will take the time and attack again,
he said while overlooking smoldering ruins in Gaza from a hillock in southern Israel with others who had gathered there
