Tommy Vietor
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The steel is so big.
It's an enormous moment.
It's like the entire... Everyone in Israel exhaled for the first time in two years, right?
But there's so much work ahead.
To your point, though, about how much more there is to do, it really is a mixed bag for the people of Gaza and the Palestinians because hopefully the ceasefire holds.
I mean, it's been two years of fighting.
But this is a generational reconstruction project.
And you mentioned all these leaders who got together today who...
Like it's it's a huge relief for Israelis.
I think it's much more mixed bag for the people in Gaza and for Palestinians more broadly, because, look, this is like the biggest ceasefire that's been brokered because of just the scope and duration of the fighting since October 7th.
But it's one of like a half dozen ceasefires that have been brokered in Gaza between Israel and Hamas in the last 20 years or so.
So you think these things get broken and it's this generational reconstruction project.
Like Gaza is unlivable.
Something like 70 to 90% of the structures are destroyed.
There's no plumbing, there's no water, there's no food for like, there's no way to sustain life there without aid.
And I think there has to be an effort by the international community to make sure that