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The loss of life on this scale and the government’s disregard of the lives of the [Israeli] hostages eroded what we call in Hebrew, ‘arvut hadadit’, which refers to the sense of mutual responsibility that binds all Jews,
Shalev added
The devaluing of human life, especially Palestinian life, which wasn’t regarded as worth much before the war, has been dramatic,
Shalev saidFor 15 months, we’ve been told that we’re just on the verge of absolute victory, but we’ve achieved nothing other than destruction and killing,
Goldberg addedThis may be more transactional than many suppose,
Mairav Zonszein, an Israel expert with the International Crisis Group, said, suggestingThere’s definitely been a moral corruption within Israel,
said Dr Guy Shalev, the executive director of Physicians for Human Rights Israel, which has documented the denial of medical aid and torture of PalestiniansBy agreeing now, Netanyahu may have bought himself greater freedom to act in the West Bank and in determining whatever future that is agreed for Gaza,
she said, referring to far-right Israeli plans to annex the occupied Palestinian territory, which is dotted with Israeli settlements, which are illegal under international law
It's not exactly surprising that in a process and negotiation that has been this challenging and this fraught, you may get a loose end,
Mr Blinken said
On the ceasefire, I am confident... I fully expect that implementation will begin … on Sunday.”
America’s top diplomat, secretary of state Antony Blinken said at a briefing on Thursday eveningYou know what’s written [in the agreement] and you know what was written in the previous proposals, the ones that we nearly settled on with Hamas,
an Israeli official told the newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, summing up the feelings of many
It’s appalling to think that we could have signed this so long ago,
said the official
One of the final pieces in the arrangement, Prime Minister Netanyahu and his key team basically have to run this through their government and get the votes for this deal,
Waltz said
We’re still optimistic. Everybody wants this deal to happen,
he addedThere is no basis to Netanyahu's claims about the movement backtracking from terms in the ceasefire agreement,
Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told AFP
Hamas is committed to the ceasefire agreement, which was announced by the mediators."
Another political bureau member, Izzat al-Rishq, said separately in a statementWe're going home!"
One little boy who spoke to CBS News' team in the enclave summed it up in three words
We have lost grandchildren, fathers, brothers, cousins, neighbours, and our homes" in the war
he said
We hope that all parties will commit to implementing all the terms of this agreement,
he said,We all worry about the next 72 hours,
one man living in a tent, who asked not to be named for security reasons, told The IndependentIt’s very troubling – we’ve all learned to trust no one,
he told The Independent
This deal will halt the fighting in Gaza, surge much-needed humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians, and reunite the hostages with their families after more than 15 months in captivity.”
US President Joe Biden said in Washington