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We must protect our ability to return to fighting if we need,
Netanyahu said late Saturday The most important thing now, in addition to the sustainability of the ceasefire, is to fix the disastrous humanitarian situation inside the Gaza Strip,
Today I tried to write a birthday message for his second birthday, for the second time, for a child who cannot celebrate, a child who isn't here, a child who might not even be alive. But no words came, only tears,
said Ofri Bibas, Kfir's aunt If we must return to fighting we will do that in new, forceful ways,
Netanyahu said in a video statement Israel will not tolerate violations of the agreement. Hamas is solely responsible,
he said, before threatening a continuation of hostilities We are trying not to get too excited in case things don’t go as planned,
said Ansam, 20, who has been displaced five times and lost over a dozen members of her extended family I don’t know what to prepare for: a festival or a funeral,
he told The Independent on Saturday evening Once Sunday comes around, we would be happier, God willing,
Ekhlas al-Kafarna, who was displaced during the war in Gaza, told the AP 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 is go and check my house,
said Mohamed Mahdi, a father of two who was displaced from Gaza City’s Zaytoun neighborhood 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 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 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
