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On Gaza's streets, there is a feeling that the war hasn't actually ended and that the ceasefire is merely on paper.
More than 450 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in the past three months since President Trump declared the war over.
Abu Abd al-Rahman, like many Palestinians in Gaza today, is living in a makeshift tent with his wife and kids after their home was destroyed in Israeli airstrikes.
He says their hopes for the first phase of the deal haven't materialized yet.
His family is freezing this winter with no proper shelter.
He says he hopes the next phase will lead to Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, more aid and the start of reconstruction.
On Gaza's streets, there is a feeling that the war hasn't actually ended and that the ceasefire is merely on paper.
More than 450 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in the past three months since President Trump declared the war over.
Abu Abdulrahman, like many Palestinians in Gaza today, is living in a makeshift tent with his wife and kids after their home was destroyed in Israeli airstrikes.
He says their hopes for the first phase of the deal haven't materialized yet.
His family is freezing this winter with no proper shelter.
He says he hopes the next phase will lead to Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, more aid and the start of reconstruction.
A spokesperson for Qatar, a key mediator in the ceasefire, told reporters Tuesday that talks still haven't started for phase two of the ceasefire, which came into effect three months ago.
Meanwhile, Hamas fighters resumed the search of the last Israeli body in eastern Gaza City Wednesday.
President Trump had been pushing to move to the next phase of the deal, but has yet to announce members of a so-called Board of Peace that will oversee Gaza in the near term.
Key to this next phase is the presence of an international stabilization force over the ground to maintain the ceasefire and separate Palestinians from Israeli troops, who still occupy more than half of Gaza.
Azerbaijan's president recently appeared to rule out of his country's participation in the force, calling it a, quote, Arab affair.
Anas Baba and Pura News, Gaza City.