Hadiyah
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The Contours of a Ceasefire in Gaza, Preventing Future Wildfires In LA
I mean, well, Palestinians will tell you they've been going through hell, as President Biden said. So this is welcome news for Palestinians in Gaza. But while there is some cautious hope, you know, some say it's too little too late. Airstrikes have still continued since the deal was announced just last night. Gaza health officials said 73 Palestinians were killed.
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The Contours of a Ceasefire in Gaza, Preventing Future Wildfires In LA
Our producer in Gaza, Enes Baba, he's been covering the war since the beginning there. He's been displaced himself several times. He talked to Mahmoud Al-Hums in Deir el-Balah in the center of Gaza. He asked him why there were almost no celebrations in Gaza last night. Hon says people are afraid to be happy, that leaders have come close to a deal before, and it always breaks down.
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The Contours of a Ceasefire in Gaza, Preventing Future Wildfires In LA
I mean, to be honest, the sentiment here is not entirely different from that in Gaza. When news broke, for example, last night, our producer Itay Stern went to downtown Tel Aviv, where Israelis have been gathering to call for the return of the hostages. And he said the mood was subdued and hopeful. You know, like Palestinians, they're waiting to see the deal actually get implemented.
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The Contours of a Ceasefire in Gaza, Preventing Future Wildfires In LA
Israelis have felt unsafe. Thousands of rockets have been fired from various parts of the Middle East, Lebanon, Yemen, Gaza. And there's also been frustration with the Israeli government itself for taking so long to get to this point. But most deeply, Israelis have felt pain and they're ready to heal.
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The Contours of a Ceasefire in Gaza, Preventing Future Wildfires In LA
Sharif says a ceasefire and the return of the hostages will allow the beginning of the healing process for everyone in this country.
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The Contours of a Ceasefire in Gaza, Preventing Future Wildfires In LA
I mean, we're actually all waiting for the deal to be finalized and approved by the Israeli government. Netanyahu is in a very tricky position politically because his government might actually collapse. There are some right-wing ministers who are against the deal and they're threatening to withdraw from the government that could send Netanyahu to elections.
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The Contours of a Ceasefire in Gaza, Preventing Future Wildfires In LA
And then many Israelis also reject the deal because they're against releasing Palestinian detainees and prisoners from Israeli jails. And there's also a small but loud movement to rebuild Israeli settlements in Gaza.
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The Contours of a Ceasefire in Gaza, Preventing Future Wildfires In LA
I mean, if we don't have a cabinet crisis in Israel and if all those details that Aya just mentioned do indeed get worked out, the ceasefire is meant to start on Sunday. We'll start seeing some Israeli hostages released, including female Israeli soldiers in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and detainees. And then negotiators still need to sit back down and finalize the next phases of this deal.