In any negotiation, it's always the tricky final details that are the hardest to agree on.

That has especially been the case in the long, dismal history of failed Middle East peace deals — where "final status" issues like where borders would be drawn, and the location of a Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem, have tripped up negotiators in the final stretch.

In this case, it's the reverse situation.

Palestinians walk to their homes in north Gaza as ceasefire begins Photo shows A small road along a coastline with many people walking on it and tents pitched on either side

Thousands of Palestinians sheltering in southern Gaza rush to the north, hopeful the ceasefire will hold long enough for them to return home.

Yes, there's an agreement for a ceasefire, and the release of hostages

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