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At long last, the ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza offer a ray of hope,
António Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations, said in a statement on Monday as he urged "the release of all hostages and a permanent ceasefire in Gaza." Everything has been devastated — our homes and our hearts,
Qaoud, 32, said as she sat in front of a collapsed building surrounded by rubble Everything is destroyed as you can see. Nothing remains,
Asma Qaoud told NBC News' crew on the ground on Monday in what remained of the Jabalia refugee camp We stand ready to support this implementation and scale up the delivery of sustained humanitarian relief to the countless Palestinians who continue to suffer. It is imperative that this cease-fire removes the significant security and political obstacles to delivering aid,
We hope that the agreement will be fully and continuously implemented, and that a comprehensive and permanent cease-fire in Gaza will be achieved,
We are in pain, deep pain and it is time to hug one another and cry,
The feeling of the ceasefire is indescribable,
We thank God that the war has finally been stopped. I hope all the displaced can return to their homes soon,
We are very happy and relieved that a ceasefire agreement has finally been reached,
The first day of the ceasefire felt strange. Some people were celebrating and happy, while others were crying and remembering their loved ones who were killed in this war,
Honestly, my feelings are indescribable,
Boshara Amro, 21, told NBC News after her sister Jeneen was released The nation watched with no little dread when dozens of Hamas gunmen, hailed by a large cheering crowd, commandeered Gaza City’s Saraya Square for a wild, self-aggrandising daylight ceremony before a vast global audience,
a Times of Israel op-ed said I plan to return only when there is an environment for human living … water, food, medical services and infrastructure so we can start our lives again,
The first feeling I had when I reached Beit Lahia was shock and panic at the horror and rubble. It is as if a Richter nine earthquake hit my city … There are no streets, no shops, no parks, no markets, no hospitals, or municipalities. There is nothing but rubble, and some corpses around and under it,
The #ceasefire is just a starting point on a long journey to alleviate the suffering of people in #Gaza,
read the caption of the video The situation in the prison is very difficult and we wish freedom for the male and female prisoners,
she told The Associated Press Contrary to the government’s position, our goal is not to return to war, ... this is our mission now: to restore Israel to being the best country in the world to raise children.”
There is joy and excitement [over the ceasefire] everywhere, and people think that this ceasefire will bring life back to normal. But this is not true,
No department in the hospital can offer any medical service,
This was the first time the hospital reception or the emergency department was empty,
Salaha, a general practitioner at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, told Al Jazeera on Monday
