Across Israel and the occupied territories, Israelis and Palestinians are expressing conflicted feelings of joy, despair, relief, and anxiety.

The world has witnessed happy scenes of families reuniting, as the 20 remaining living hostages that Hamas took on October 7, 2023, were returned to Israel, and more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners were released.

The ceasefire is holding for now, even as both sides accuse the other of violating the terms. The daily aerial bombardments have stopped, and Gazans are returning to what’s left of their homes. The violence has not entirely ended, though.

President Donald Trump spoke to a rapturous audience at Israel’s Knesset, where he was feted for his role in brokering the ceasefire deal. He then attended a peace summit with more than 20 world leader

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