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  2. Jan 15, 2025Crowds of Gazans chanted and embraced on Wednesday as news spread that a ceasefire and hostage release deal had been reached between Israel and Hamas aimed at ending more than 15 months of war in the Palestinian territory.After a US official and a source close to the negotiations first revealed the agreement, Israel cautioned that several points "remain unresolved" that it hoped would be ...
  3. May 6, 2024Crowds danced, cheered, and fired in the air in the streets of the southern Gaza city of Rafah Monday after Hamas said it approved a ceasefire proposal from mediators Egypt and Qatar.People were crying tears of happiness, chanting "Allahu Akbar" ("God is greatest") and shooting in the air in celebration of the news, an AFP journalist reported."I felt joy and kneeled before God in gratitude ...
  4. Jan 17, 2025DEIR EL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — It was a moment many thought would not come. The people of Gaza greeted the news of a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel with a spontaneous outpouring of joy after nearly 470 days of war, the longest between the two.. The sound of cheers and ululations filled the air here in Deir El-Balah as families gathered to exchange hugs and congratulations on ...
  5. Jan 15, 2025Too many innocent civilians have died," Biden said. "The people of Gaza can finally recover and rebuild and can look to a future without Hamas in power." More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the 15-month war, according to local health officials — roughly 2% of Gaza's prewar population of about 2.3 million.
  6. Jan 24, 2025Applause and cheers filled a Tel Aviv square on Saturday as Gaza militants released four Israeli hostages, followed by celebrations in the occupied West Bank when Israel freed 200 Palestinian prisoners in exchange.While Israel and militant group Hamas completed their second hostage-prisoner swap under a ceasefire deal aimed at paving the way for a permanent end to their war, a last-minute ...
  7. Jan 19, 2025Chaotic scenes enveloped the three hostages from Israel who were handed over to the Red Cross Sunday by masked Hamas militants wearing green headbands in a packed Gaza City square.A dense crowd of Palestinians had gathered to watch the moment, the first release of hostages seized on October 7, 2023, under the new ceasefire that came into effect on Sunday.Hamas fighters struggled to hold the ...
  8. Jan 15, 2025Gaza's civil defence agency said on Wednesday that Israeli strikes killed at least 27 people, as the military issued new evacuation calls in northern areas of the Palestinian territory.The latest Israeli strikes come as truce mediator Qatar said negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza were in their "final stages".The civil defence agency said in a statement that 11 bodies ...
  9. Jan 13, 2024Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters marched in Washington, London and elsewhere on Saturday as part of a "global day of action" to demand an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza fighting and to oppose US and British support for Israel.In Washington, large crowds waved Palestinian flags as the mostly young protesters -- many wearing the traditional keffiyeh -- gathered in a show of solidarity on ...
  10. Dec 14, 2024Itzik Horn, whose sons Eitan and Iair are still being held captive in Gaza, said: "End the war, the time has arrived for action and the time has arrived to bring everyone home." There has been guarded optimism in recent days that a ceasefire and hostage release deal for Gaza might finally be within reach after months of abortive mediation efforts.
  11. Jan 20, 2025Thousands of displaced Palestinians like him have headed back to their home areas across the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire came into effect on Sunday. For Samer Daloul, "it was the first night we slept in peace" since the war's first truce, a one-week pause in November 2023 about two months after fighting erupted.
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