Israel and Gaza celebrate after ceasefire announcement; PHOTOS

Israelis and Palestinians celebrated this Thursday (9) after the announcement of a ceasefire and a hostage agreement in the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s initiative to end the war in Gaza. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp In the Gaza Strip, where most of the more than 2 million people were displaced by Israeli bombings, young people cheered in the devastated streets, even though attacks are still taking place – they are expected to cease 24 hours after the signing of the agreement, which is not yet formalized. “Thank God for the ceasefire, the end of the bloodshed and the deaths. I’m not the only one happy, the entire Gaza Strip is happy, the entire Arab people. The whole world is happy for the ceasefire and the end of the bloodshed,” said Abdul Majeed Abd Rabbo in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. In Israel, Einav Zaugauker, whose son Matan is one of the latest hostages, celebrated in Tel Aviv’s so-called Hostage Square, where the families of those captured in the Hamas attack two years ago were gathering to demand their return. “I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe, I can’t explain what I’m feeling… it’s crazy,” she said, speaking under the red glow of celebratory fireworks. Hamas attacks, Israel’s response, peace plan: understand the war in Gaza and the possible ceasefire Why the ceasefire agreement in Gaza is not yet the end of the war Palestinian children celebrate in front of the hospital in the center of the Gaza Strip REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas Palestinian emergency teams celebrate in Gaza City REUTERS/Ebrahim Hajjaj Palestinians celebrate the agreement ceasefire in Khan Younis REUTERS/Ramadan Abed People hug each other next to a banner with photos of hostages in “Hostage Square” in Teal Aviv REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun Celebration in Hostage Square, in Tel Aviv, Israel REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun Celebration in Hostage Square, in Israel MAYA LEVIN / AFP Celebration for the agreement ceasefire in Jerusalem MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP Palestinian children in the Nuseirat refugee camp EYAD BABA / AFP

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