Palestinians celebrate the fire to end the fire – but they are afraid to encounter grief

The Palestinians in Gaza celebrate the Agreement to end the fire and the hostages – but many are afraid to encounter the grief that has been built over two years of war.

“This morning, when we heard the news of the truce, she brought both joy and pain,” said 38-year-old Umm Hassan, who lost his 16-year-old son during the war, before the BBC.

“With joy, both the young and the old began to shout,” he said. “And those who had lost their loved ones began to remember them and wonder how we would go home without them.”

Hasan added: “Everyone who has lost someone feels this sorrow deeply and wonders how he will return home.”

The deal, announced by US President Donald Trump – which is still to be agreed by the Israeli military office – will see the release of 20 living hostages and the bodies of 28 dead hostages in exchange for 250 Palestinian prisoners serving life in Israeli prisons and 1700 detainees.

This is the first phase of the 20 -point peace plan, which can lead to the end of the war – although the last phases still need to be agreed.

“We, the civilians, are the ones who were injured – they were really injured,” said Daniel Abu Tabek of Jabalia Refugee Camp in front of the BBC.

“Fractions do not feel our pain. Those leaders who sit comfortably abroad have no feeling of suffering we endure here in gas.”

“I have no home,” he said. “I’ve been living on the streets for a year and a half.”

Israel began the Gaza war in response to Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, when about 1,200 people, mostly Israeli civilians, were killed and 251 others took hostages.

Israel’s offensive killed over 67,000 Palestinians, most of whom are civilians, according to the health ministry in the territory. Its numbers are seen as reliable by the UN and other international bodies.

More than 90% of Gaza’s dwellings have been damaged or destroyed, according to the UN.

“God rewarded us for our patience,” said Nader Gaza Club Nader, who lost seven relatives during the war, including her sons.

“God wants, he will help (negotiators) and will allow us to return to our homes and their hostages to return safely,” she said. “We don’t want war.”

Musa, a doctor at Deir Al-Bala in the center of the tape, said: “We lost a lot of war. The Gaza Strip is destroyed. We still expect a difficult time, but the important thing is to hope to be safe.”

Since news broke about a possible deal for a possible deal to end the fire, Husus Zomlot, the head of the Palestinian mission in the UK, told the BBC: “The oldest part in the last two years is that while you are having your relatives, your friends, your neighbors, you are not able to care.

“Because your main focus is to try to stop what is happening.”

He added: “When our people and our families were killed, the feeling was: how do you stop this? How do you bury your dead and how are you prone to your wounded?

“But after the event, which I hope is very soon, the main feeling will be the grief, the mourning and the deep, a deep feeling of loss. Because what we have lost is huge.”