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Once Sunday comes around, we would be happier, God willing,
Ekhlas al-Kafarna, who was displaced during the war in Gaza, told the AP 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 neighborhood 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 The first thing I will do after the start of ceasefire is to go back to see what happened to every place I knew and loved. I want to see my friends for the first time in 15 months,
said Eman, 19, a first-year medical student from Jabaliya, a northern neighbourhood that has been the scene of an Israeli blockade and fierce fighting The challenge will be the scale of the movement and how easy it will be for people to cross the Netzarim checkpoint. We don’t have precise details at the moment of how that will happen and it is likely to be very crowded,
said Sam Rose, director in Gaza of the UN relief and works agency (Unrwa), the main refugee organisation for Palestinians What matters most to me now is to know my relatives are safe… We are very eager to return to the north and reunite with them,
I am waiting for the moment when we are able to get back to northern Gaza so that I can get my two daughters and my wife out from under the rubble of our house and bury them with dignity. Forty days have passed since they were targeted, and this is a very difficult and unbearable feeling,
said Alyan, who is living in the central city of Deir al-Balah Some people know their homes are completely gone but there are thousands upon thousands who know the building is still standing but will want to go and find out if it is habitable,
said a humanitarian official in Gaza We heard the news of the ceasefire with joy mixed with sadness for the dead and wounded,
When the ceasefire starts, I will be the first to set off for Beit Lahia. I will kiss the ground of my beloved city and whatever is left of our houses, and inspect our homes, our belongings. Maybe I can find something to remind me of our lives before,
We have a deal for the hostages in the Middle East. They will be released shortly. Thank you!”
It didn’t take long for President-elect Donald Trump to post on Truth Social I believe we will get a ceasefire,
US secretary of state Antony Blinken said With this deal in place, my National Security team, through the efforts of Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, will continue to work closely with Israel and our Allies to make sure Gaza NEVER again becomes a terrorist safe haven,
Mr Trump said in a second post We have locked down every single detail in this agreement. We are quite confident... it is ready to be implemented on Sunday,
McGurk said on CNN from the White House The IDF has been preparing to receive the hostages after their release from Hamas captivity and is operating to provide suitable physical and psychological support, with careful attention to every detail,
it said in a statement Saturday We don’t really know how they will arrive,
As soon as the conflict ends, reconstruction begins,
This deal, which was unchanged from what was proposed in May 2024, proves the persistence of resistance groups, which took what they wanted while Israel was not able to take what it sought,
the leader of the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group said in a speech A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is
The purpose of the forward reception points is to create a gradual transition and provide initial care by professionals before the hostages are reunited with their families at the hospital,
