"The ceasefire, which officially began on Friday, has brought an unfamiliar stillness to Gaza. The drones have been relatively silent, the sky free of warplanes. For Hanaa and the hundreds of thousands crammed into al-Mawasi, a narrow coastal strip between Deir el-Balah and Khan Younis that has become Gaza's largest displacement camp, there is now a faint and uncertain glimpse of what calm might look like."
"The ceasefire was announced in the aftermath of negotiations held earlier this week in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh, attended by mediators from Qatar, Turkiye, and the United States. The agreement, based on a 20-point plan announced by US President Donald Trump in late September, ended 24 months of constant Israeli bombardment that killed more than 67,190 Palestinians and displaced an estimated 90 percent of Gaza's 2.1 million residents."
"Hanaa sat on the packed earth beside her tent, clapping along to an old Palestinian folk tune. The war, she says, has scattered her family at least 15 times in two years. Yet on this first day of the ceasefire, she felt peaceful. I spent my morning in calm, she told Al Jazeera. I kneaded the dough, baked bread, and now I'm preparing the coals. We'll enjoy ourselves despite the wounds. If we're still alive, then we've already won."
The ceasefire began on Friday and has brought an unfamiliar stillness to Gaza, with drones relatively silent and skies free of warplanes. Hundreds of thousands remain displaced in al-Mawasi, a narrow coastal strip turned into Gaza's largest displacement camp. Negotiations in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh, involving mediators from Qatar, Turkiye and the United States, produced the agreement based on a 20-point plan announced in late September. The deal halted 24 months of bombardment that killed more than 67,190 Palestinians and displaced about 90 percent of Gaza's 2.1 million residents. Many residents express cautious optimism but face lingering uncertainty about promised reconstruction and equitable aid distribution.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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