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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 PalestiniansI 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-BalahSome 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 GazaWhat 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,
said MasriWe heard the news of the ceasefire with joy mixed with sadness for the dead and wounded,
he saidWhen 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,
he said
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
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
I believe we will get a ceasefire,
US secretary of state Antony Blinken saidI hope it will happen so we'll be able to cook in our homes and make whatever food we want, without having to go to soup kitchens and exhaust ourselves for three or four hours trying to get (food) — sometimes not even making it home,
displaced Palestinian Reeham Sheikh al-Eid said
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,
Professor Levine said
As soon as the conflict ends, reconstruction begins,
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Our contribution as Hezbollah and the Amal movement led to the election of the new president with consensus,
Qassem said
Don't test our patience and I call on the Lebanese state to deal firmly with these violations that have exceeded 100,
Qassem saidA ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is
she said
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
I will go to kiss my land,
said Nasr al-Gharabli, who fled his home in Gaza City for a camp further south
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,
the IDF said