Ceasefire prompts tears of joy and grief from Gazans. But the violence isn't over yet.
Palestinians wept as they took to the streets across Gaza to celebrate the news that, after 15 months of airstrikes, Israel and Hamas had agreed a ceasefire deal.
Palestinians wept as they took to the streets across the Gaza Strip to celebrate the news that, after 15 months of devastating airstrikes and shelling, Israel and Hamas had finally agreed to a ceasefire deal.
Israel's ruinous air and land assault, began Oct. 7, 2023, after Hamas led a cross-border terrorist attack that Israeli officials say killed 1,200 people and saw 251 taken hostage. Since then, at least 46,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, most of them women and children, according to local health officials, and much of the enclave has been reduced to rubble.
“We spent more than a year and a half in havoc and destruction,” Ibrahim Abou Reezk told NBC News' crew on the ground in Gaza on Wednesday night. “Today, we express our joy—the most precious and valuable kind.”
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