You can see children, young men and the elderly celebrating. There’s a great sense of optimism here … they are happily chanting away.
They are chanting for the peace. They are chanting about returning home.
Residents are now waiting for further confirmation from the Israeli side about a ceasefire deal.
Palestinians spontaneously celebrate on the streets of Gaza, everything now rests on what Israel’s response will be.
Gaza Gaza, we are here. Tell our children not to fear.
Gaza Gaza, we are here. Tell our children not to fear.
Gaza Gaza, we are Ghosts. Tell our children not to fear.
Lebanon Lebanon, we are here, Tell your children not to fear.
Yemen Yemen, we are here, Tell your children not to fear.
Ghosts of Ps 🇵🇸
Gaza Gaza, we are here. Tell our children not to fear.
Gaza Gaza, we are Ghosts. Tell our children not to fear.
Lebanon Lebanon, we are here, Tell your children not to fear.
Yemen Yemen, we are here, Tell your children not to fear.
Ghosts of Ps 🇵🇸
#BREAKING Turkey's Erdogan says he spoke by phone to Hamas leader Haniyeh, discussed Hamas accepting Gaza ceasefire — Reuters
#BREAKING Haaretz: The proposal approved by Hamas is similar to the proposal approved by Israel, and the ball is now in Netanyahu’s court
The US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller: "We are aware of Hamas's response to the hostage deal proposal and are consulting with our partners in the region about it."
Breaking | Despite Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire, Israeli occupation artillery persists in targeting Rafah.
Hamas honest in intentions, ball in Israel’s court: Haniyeh to Iran’s FM
Khalil al-Hayya confirmed to Al Jazeera that there are three phases to the ceasefire deal, but added that mediators had told Hamas that the United States president was committed to ensuring the implementation of the agreement.
Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has responded to Hamas’s agreement to a truce proposal. He says the group is playing “games” that have only “one answer, an immediate order to occupy Rafah!”
Ceasefire proposal includes three phases, including permanent ceasefire
A truce would begin in the first phase, along with an Israeli withdrawal from the Netzarim corridor that Israel uses to divide northern and southern Gaza.
A second phase would include the approval of a permanent cessation of military and hostile operations, and the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
The proposal also includes a provision approving an end to the blockade of Gaza in the third phase.
We know this is a phased plan. We know it’s based on an exchange of captives and prisoners as part of a ceasefire, followed by part two, including another exchange. Phase three is going to be more about the reconstruction
Hamas has been insisting until yesterday evening that it will accept a deal if there is a strong guarantee, particularly from the Americans and the mediators that there is going to be a permanent ceasefire.