People in Gaza fear intense bombardment before truce comes into effect.
"People will celebrate … [but] people are [also] in fear because they are also used to seeing intensive fire just before the deadline” - Al Jazeera's Sami Abu Salem.
China to send assistance to help treat the injured and find new accommodation for Palestinians left homeless as a result of the Israeli air attacks on Gaza.
Journalist @YoumnaElSayed17 reporting from Gaza said Palestinians are celebrating the ceasefire like it was “the first day of Eid … since the aggression started before the last day of Ramadan and they didn’t really get to celebrate”.
@YoumnaElSayed17 "The reason this is not sustainable is because we do go back to a situation in which Palestinians are denied the right to live a free life."
@OmarBaddar warns the Gaza ceasefire is unsustainable unless underlying issues facing Palestinians are dealt with.
@YoumnaElSayed17@OmarBaddar A man has been arrested in India for a Facebook appeal to hoist the Palestinian flag on homes and vehicles in a show of solidarity against Israel's offensive on Gaza aje.io/x28rx
@YoumnaElSayed17@OmarBaddar During Israel’s latest offensive on Gaza, Israeli attacks also damaged at least 51 education facilities and at least six hospitals, while more than 66,000 Palestinians are still sheltering in 58 UN-run schools.
@YoumnaElSayed17@OmarBaddar With a ceasefire in effect, Palestinian families in Gaza whose homes were destroyed in Israeli air raids are salvaging whatever belongings they can.
@YoumnaElSayed17@OmarBaddar UPDATE: Rescue workers in Gaza recover the bodies of 9 Palestinians, including a 3-year-old girl, from under the rubble, local media says.
The death toll now stands at 243, including 66 children. 🔴 Follow our LIVE blog for the latest aje.io/t9brx
@YoumnaElSayed17@OmarBaddar “I live in Japan, so what can I do other than to come here to express myself from my heart?"
Hundreds of protesters in Tokyo are gathered near the Israeli embassy to show their support for Palestinians.
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have taken to the streets to celebrate the ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas, waving flags and flashing the “V” sign for victory — in pictures aje.io/khwtt
UPDATE: Israeli police have stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and fired tear gas at Palestinians celebrating the ceasefire in Gaza.
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Israel orders more forced expulsions from southern Gaza City, while the UN estimates 280,000 Palestinians have been displaced since Israel broke the ceasefire on March 18.
Israeli fighter jets have bombed and destroyed a water desalination plant in the Tuffah neighbourhood, east of Gaza City in the north, according to an Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent on the ground.
An Israeli court extends Dr. Hussam Abu Safia's detention for six months, citing a “security threat,” despite legal teams arguing he was just doing his job as director and paediatrician of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital.
Israel’s military says a ground invasion of southern Gaza’s Rafah is under way and troops are pushing into the north near the town of Beit Lahiya and central areas.
Hamas calls Israel’s strikes a ‘treacherous’ attack on defenceless Palestinian civilians, accusing it of trying to overturn the Gaza ceasefire. Netanyahu says he acted due to stalled truce talks.
Report says at least 308 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli air attacks across Gaza. The number of people killed so far included 154 in the northern part of the territory.
Israel's ongoing blockade of aid to Gaza has left roughly a million Palestinian children 'living without the basic necessities they need to survive,' according to UNICEF.