PNN – The Guardian wrote: At the same time as the widespread reports about Hamas and (regime) Israel approaching the “final stages” of the ceasefire agreement, the residents of the besieged Gaza area expressed conflicting feelings; Hope and worry about the future and pain and sadness because of the events that happened in the last 15 months.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, the Guardian added: The people of Gaza simultaneously published reports about the devastating war in Gaza, which led to the martyrdom of more than 46 thousand people. It is finally coming to an end, they hope.
Ebrahim Al-Aker, an 11-year-old Palestinian teenager from Rafah, who has been homeless many times and lost 70 members of his family, and was severely wounded by a bullet early this year, said: I am optimistic and very happy… but I hope to be able to return to Rafah and to my life and school.
Mohammad Al-Halaq, 31 years old, also said: I am both happy and worried.
Since the start of the Gaza war on October 7, 2023, only one temporary 10-day ceasefire has been implemented in Gaza in November 2023, and previous reports that a ceasefire agreement was close have repeatedly proven to be premature.
Al-Halaq, who is a resident of Al-Daraj area of ​​Gaza, said: I am really worried that I will be disappointed this time as I have been many times before.
He said that his residential apartment was badly damaged and his shop was also destroyed and added: Gaza is now destroyed and an uninhabitable area… but I will stay there… I will not leave and I will not accept resettlement elsewhere. I hope peace reigns there and this sadness will end soon.
The United States, Egypt and Qatar have taken steps to mediate in the past year to reach an agreement that would stop the war and allow aid to be delivered to Gaza and free dozens of hostages. The attacks of the Israeli regime on Gaza have razed a large part of this region to the ground and caused the displacement of 90% of the population of 2,300,000 people in Gaza, many of whom are at risk of starvation. According to local health authorities in Gaza and the United Nations, two-thirds of those killed in the war were civilians.
Tented camps now stretch across what were once beaches and farms. Almost the region’s entire infrastructure, including power cables, sewers and water pipes, has been destroyed – along with much of its health care system.
Wadiha al-Attar, a 37-year-old who lost 30 of her relatives in this war, said: This war was never just bombing. The war also caused starvation, lack of food and clothing, and a complete lack of mental peace.
He expressed his hope that the crossings of Gaza will be opened, that he will be able to meet his loved ones, that he will be able to return to the north of Gaza, and that the destroyed houses will be rebuilt.
Al-Attar, who fled from northern Gaza to the city of Khan Yunis in the south, said: I lost all my loved ones in the war, this war was really devastating. He burned everything and did not spare people, trees, stones and even animals. No one was safe. There is not a house that is not affected by grief, either in the north or in the south of Gaza.
Clashes in Gaza have continued in recent days despite reports of an imminent ceasefire.
The Guardian wrote: It is not yet clear who will be in charge of running Gaza after the war ends, and who might pay for the reconstruction. A UN assessment earlier this year found that clearing the debris of war would require just one fleet of 100 trucks over a 15-year period to clear Gaza, costing between $500m (£394m) and $600m.
The international community has said that Gaza should be run by the Palestinians, but efforts to find alternatives to the main factions among civil society or tribal leaders have been largely fruitless.
According to the Guardian, there are talks between the Zionist authorities, the United Arab Emirates and the United States on the formation of an interim government, according to which Gaza will be governed by this interim government until the Palestinian Authority implements reforms and is able to govern. Palestinian officials and Western diplomats said yesterday that this is the most likely scenario if the war ends and a ceasefire is established.