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The first thing I will do is go and check my house,
said Mohamed Mahdi, a father of two who was displaced from Gaza City’s Zaytoun neighbourhood We will remain in a tent, but the difference is that the bleeding will stop, the fear will stop and we will sleep reassured,
It is clear that the situation in Gaza is still extremely complex and a lot of difficulties still remain for an effective distribution,
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said What is this truce that kills us hours before it begins?”
asked Abdallah Al-Aqad, the brother of a woman killed by an airstrike in the southern city of Khan Younis Please keep going and saving lives,
said Anat Angrest, whose son Matan Angrest is still held in Gaza It’s been like this in the past where we were lured by the tantalising prospect of an imminent deal and then having it snatched away, having our hopes raised to stratospheric levels and then dashed on the rocks of despair,
said Adam Ma’anit, whose cousin Tsachi Idan, 50, was taken hostage from the Nahal Oz kibbutz They are exploiting the hostage deal because they have other interests, like re-establishing settlements in northern Gaza,
The government didn’t work hard enough on bringing him back when they actually could do it,
I hope all the Palestinian prisoners will be released, as well as the Israeli hostages, and get to see their loved ones. I am a father and I know exactly what it means to live apart from your children. Every human being is valuable to his loved ones.”
I can’t even remember the last thing we talked about or even the last time we met,
his cousin, Gil Elias, told the Observer Every day you fear the worst,
Moshe Emilio Lavi – whose brother-in-law, Omri Miran, is among the hostages – told the Observer My son was 18 years old at the time; he has been in prison for 21 years,
He should have been here a long time ago,
We urgently call for swift arrangements to ensure all phases of the deal are implemented, and emphasise that negotiations for the next phases must begin before day 16,
the committee of families said in a statement on Thursday Everyone knows that these terrorists will try to harm again, try to kill again,
Dust and screams surrounded me,
Ahmed said, recalling the aftermath of the strike, They were sleeping happily with the news of the truce,
one man told NBC News’ crew of the victims of the strikes Is this what they aim for? Killing doctors?”
From Argentina, we will do everything within our power to recover our compatriots and put an end to this scourge,
said Milei, referring to the detained citizens with dual Argentine-Israeli nationality We eagerly await the success of US president-elect Donald Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu in the process of liberating the 98 people abducted by the terrorist group Hamas, among whom are nine Argentines,
Milei posted on his X account