‘I hope peace will prevail’: joy and fear in Gaza amid reports ceasefire is near
Hamas and Israel ‘in final stages’ of agreement, with Gazans still reeling from fresh deadly airstrikes
Hopes rose across Gaza on Tuesday that the war that has devastated the territory, killing more than 46,000 and displacing millions, was finally over.
Amid widespread reports that Hamas and Israel were in the “final stages” of agreeing a ceasefire agreement, residents of the embattled territory expressed mixed emotions: hope and fear for the future but pain and grief for the past 15 months.
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