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People are longing for an end to this war. To go back to their homes to see what's left of it. Children I speak to tell me that they long to sleep in their beds. They want their bedrooms, they want to see what's left of it. So everyone is very desperate and hopeful,
Bollen said
Here in southern Gaza and Al-Mawasi, it doesn't really feel or sound like a ceasefire yet,
said Rosalia BollenWe call on all parties ... to take all steps to ensure that this agreement can now be implemented,
a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman saidThe deal that is taking shape is a reckless deal,
he said in a televised statementThe government will then convene to approve the deal,
the office added, without specifying whether the meeting would also take place on FridayWe will hunt you down, we will find you and lock you up,
New South Wales state police minister Yasmin Catley saidPending approval by the Security Cabinet and the government, and the agreement taking effect, the release of the hostages will be implemented according to the planned framework in which the hostages are expected to be released on Sunday,
it said in a statementIt is important that the first steps are taken successfully and that all those who bear responsibility then remain on this path,
she addedWhat we are seeing on our streets is totally un-Australian,
she saidI'm having mixed feelings right now, because when you are trying to survive, you don't really feel grief and now that we are less stressed the grief starts,
Fatma Jamal Muhaisen, a nutritionist at Al Helou International Hospital in Gaza City, told China Daily via WhatsApp
There is no basis to Netanyahu's claims about the movement backtracking from terms in the ceasefire agreement."
However, Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri was quoted by Al Jazeera as saying.jpg)
Our work has not ended; this is merely a step forward."
In a post on X, Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani saidThe EU presence would be of great importance,
Abdelatty said
We have a deal. What’s very important is to start implementation,
Abdelatty said from the foreign ministry's headquarters in The New Administrative Capital, a newly built sprawling city about 28 miles (45 kilometers) east of Cairo that houses government officesWe have to empower the Palestinian Authority,
he saidWe are fully committed to fulfill our own commitments and we are expecting that others to fulfill their own commitments,
he said
Our priority must be to ease the tremendous suffering caused by this conflict."
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the agreement, stating
In this first phase, we're seeing immediate factors that both sides can agree to more easily without having to dive into more tricky political issues that would lead to a more sustainable settlement,
said Genauer
(But ... But the deal) is precarious. It’s fragile. Both sides need to maintain that commitment,
she told CNA938, ... adding anyI’m a little more optimistic than I would have been months ago, and that's partly because both sides have also expended a lot of capability by now,
said Jessica Genauer, a senior international relations lecturer at Flinders University