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We are finally in our home. There is no home left, just rubble, but it's our home,
At least 630 trucks with humanitarian aid entered Gaza on Sunday, with at least 300 of them going to the north. There is no time to lose,
Tom Fletcher from United Nations’ Humanitarian Affairs said in a statement What have we achieved? I have four houses and they are all flattened,
said another resident Mohammed Abu Bilal, who returned to Rafah All the prisoners being released today feel like family to us. They are part of us, even if they're not blood relatives,
Amanda Abu Sharkh, 23, told AFP We're trying to reach a million people within the shortest possible time,
said its deputy executive director, Carl Skau More families are waiting anxiously for their loved ones to come home,
said International Committee of the Red Cross president Mirjana Spoljaric, calling on all sides to "adhere to their commitments to ensure the next operations can take place safely". In addition to that, we don't know how the Trump administration will look at the future of Gaza,
So you have this contradiction in a way between the euphoria of the hope that is brought about by this ceasefire and at the same time all the politics, the tactics that are not vanishing. So I'd say we have to wait in the coming days to see if we can sustain this momentum,
One of the reasons Hamas was able to build its weapons capabilities was fundamentally because Iran was supplying it to them. That's going to be harder today,
I think Hamas certainly is going to have a recruitment drive,
Netanyahu has always shown that his primary concern right now is remaining in power himself,
said Jonathan Panikoff, director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative at think tank Atlantic Council Addressing the massive needs and restoring the health system will be an extremely complex and challenging task, given the scale of destruction, operational complexity and constraints involved,
It is imperative that this ceasefire removes the significant security and political obstacles to delivering aid,
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said I’m happy to report that they are in stable condition. That allows us and them to focus on what is the most important thing for now – reuniting with the families.”
A member of the hospital staff, Professor Itai Pessach, said We are considering recognising the state of Palestine.”
Britain, with its historical familiarity with the Middle East, appears to have opted for a diplomatic gesture, with its seasoned foreign minister declaring This is the deal for hope, this is the deal for the future, this is a deal for all of us collectively,
I just want to go to the city and smell its air,
The vast majority of shelters are overcrowded and many are simply living out in the open or in makeshift structures,
said Juliette Touma, communications director for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa Hostages starting to come out today! Three wonderful young women will be first,
By God, the feelings are mixed,
said Helen Jabri, 41, in a phone interview from a shelter in Khan Younis in southern Gaza
