Palestinians trek across rubble to return to their homes as Gaza ceasefire takes hold
Samy Magdy & Wafaa Shurafa
AP / January 19, 2025
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip – Even before the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was fully in place Sunday, Palestinians in the war-battered Gaza Strip began to return to the remains of the homes they had evacuated during the 15-month war.
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How will the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal work ?
Bethan McKernan
The Guardian / January 19, 2025
Many details of the three-phase agreement between Israel and Hamas remain hazy and a difficult path lies ahead.
Jerusalem – A ceasefire in the war in Gaza and a hostage release deal in exchange for Palestinians in Israeli jails began at 11.15am local time...
Gaza ceasefire finally begins after three hours of delay and Israeli strikes
Lorenzo Tondo & Bethan McKernan
The Guardian / January 19, 2025
Truce in effect as Hamas names hostages to be freed.
Jerusalem/Sderot – The long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has finally come into effect, behind schedule by almost three hours, during which Israeli forces continued to strike Gaza, blaming the militant...
‘Should we grieve, rejoice or cry?’: Palestinians in Gaza react to ceasefire
Malak A Tantesh & Jason Burke
The Guardian / January 19, 2025
Celebrations break out across the territory but many are worried ceasefire will break down and war will resume.
Palestinians in Gaza celebrated the ceasefire that came into effect at 9.15am GMT on Sunday, describing “the most beautiful joy in the...
[graphics & video’s] A visual guide to the destruction of Gaza
Emma Graham-Harrison
The Guardian / January 18, 2025
Satellite imagery, video footage and graphics show how Gaza has been left in ruins by Israel’s war against Hamas.
Israel’s war in Gaza has killed tens of thousands of people and laid waste large swathes of the territory. Schools and hospitals have been destroyed,...
‘It raised our spirits’: Palestinian refugees in Syria on the ceasefire in Gaza
William Christou
The Guardian / January 18, 2025
Yarmouk camp residents lived through fighting and starvation in the Syrian civil war and feel intimately connected to the suffering in the Gaza Strip.
After 15 months of watching their relatives suffering in Gaza, residents of the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus finally...
Israeli cabinet ratifies ceasefire deal with Hamas
Lorenzo Tondo & Bethan McKernan
The Guardian / January 18, 2025
Agreement earlier approved by the security cabinet will pause 15-month war in Gaza for an initial six weeks.
The Israeli government has ratified a ceasefire deal to exchange dozens of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinians in Israeli jails and pause...
Q&A: Will the Gaza cease-fire last ? – a conversation with Marc Lynch
Daniel Block
Foreign Affairs / January 17, 2025
On January 17, after more than a year of war, Israel and Hamas struck a cease-fire agreement. The three-phase deal, which kicks off next week, will stop the fighting for the 42 days. During that time, Israel will withdraw from the Gaza Strip’s...
The terrible cost of peace between Israel and Hamas: in numbers
Alexander Butler & Tom Watling
The Independent / January 17, 2025
In the wake of the Hamas attack that killed around 1,200 Israelis – with another 250 taken hostage – more than 46,700 Palestinians have been killed, while 1.9 million have been displaced from their homes.
After 15 gruelling months, a ceasefire...
‘Happiness, sadness, grief and worry’ across Israel and Gaza following ceasefire deal agreement
Bel Trew
The Independent / January 17, 2025
People are celebrating in the streets as a ceasefire deal is reached, but they still have 72 hours to wait.
Tel-Aviv – A digital clock that towers over “Hostages Square” in Tel Aviv has been ticking for the last 466 days. It marks the...
