Palestinians react to news on a ceasefire deal with Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
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Following the announcement of a ceasefire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday, Palestinians in Gaza erupted in celebration.
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This agreement is to put a stop to the 15-month-long bombardment in the Palestinian area.
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For Palestinians, the agreement, if it is finalised, is likely to offer at least several weeks of respite from a devastating Israeli military campaign that has killed more than 45,000 people in Gaza, both civilians and combatants.
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For Israelis, it could allow for the release of at least a third of the remaining hostages held by Hamas and its allies.
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Supporters of Israeli hostages hold torches as they attend a protest to demand a deal to bring every hostage home at once amid Gaza ceasefire negotiations in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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In the first six weeks of the deal, Hamas is expected to release 33 hostages in exchange for several hundred Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
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Israel is also meant to gradually withdraw its troops eastward, allowing hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians to return home.
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Even as Israel highlighted unresolved points in the agreement, Gazans took to the streets, cheering and embracing one another.
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Outside Deir al-Balah's Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, hundreds of Palestinians gathered to chant, sing, and wave flags.
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