Thousands Across Gaza Celebrate Ceasefire Deal

As a ceasefire agreement is reached, a weakened Hamas is isolated but still standing

Hamas remains the dominant Palestinian power in Gaza even after 15 months of Israeli bombardment, holding sway in displacement camps and refusing to surrender.

The bloodshed that has been going on for 15 months is coming to an end. For now. Grief and hate are not over in the Gaza Strip and in Israel. more...

What the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal means for Palestine and Israel: Infographics

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal will have an impact on humanitarian aid to Gaza, hostages taken by Hamas, and rebuilding the war-torn region.

[Yomiuri Shimbun] [Jerusalem = Tomomi Asano] Regarding the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, a spokesman for the Islamic organization Hamas' military wing, the Qassam Forces, issued a warning on the 16th, saying that the Israeli military had attacked hostage-taking locations after the agreement was announced.

The agreement on a ceasefire in the Gaza war is already being widely celebrated internationally, as Israel's head of government Natanyahu calls for further negotiations. Now the details have been clarified. Donald Trump had recently put on public pressure.

Representatives of Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas officially signed an agreement in the Qatari capital on Friday night to establish a ceasefire in Gaza and release prisoners from both sides.