Ceasefire declared in Gaza after more than 460 days of war
After 466 harrowing days of war, a ceasefire has finally been reached in Gaza, and took effect on Sunday, January 19, 2025.
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Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Palestinians celebrate the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Displaced Palestinians leave parts of Khan Younis as they go back to their homes in Rafah, following a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Daniel Lifshitz, grandson of hostage Oded Lifshitz speaks on the phone as people gather in Tel Aviv, Israel, on the first day of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, with three hostages are set to be released from captivity in the Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo) (Maya Alleruzzo/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Displaced Palestinians leave parts of Khan Younis as they go back to their homes in Rafah, following a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Humanitarian aid trucks enter through the Kerem Shalom crossing from Egypt into the Gaza Strip, as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Displaced Palestinians leave parts of Khan Younis as they go back to their homes in Rafah, following a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Members of the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas, take part in a parade as they celebrate a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Members of the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas, take part in a parade as they celebrate a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Palestinians stand amongst the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Rafah, as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hajjar) (Mohammad Hajjar/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire A Palestinian man inspects a human skeleton found on the ground in Rafah, as a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas took effect, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Photo by Mohammed Hajjar/AP) (Mohammad Hajjar/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Members of the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas, take part in a parade as they celebrate a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Members of the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas, take part in a parade as they celebrate a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Members of the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas, take part in a parade as they celebrate a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire A woman reacts as people gather in Tel Aviv, Israel, on the first day of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, where three hostages are set to be released from captivity in the Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo) (Maya Alleruzzo/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Palestinians walk amongst the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Rafah, as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hajjar) (Mohammad Hajjar/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Members of the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas, take part in a parade as they celebrate a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire A member of the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas, takes part in a parade as he celebrates a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Daniel Lifshitz, grandson of hostage Oded Lifshitz speaks on the phone as people gather in Tel Aviv, Israel, on the first day of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, with three hostages are set to be released from captivity in the Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo) (Maya Alleruzzo/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Palestinian wave Hezbollah and Palestinian flags to celebrate a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel at the Burj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (Hassan Ammar/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire A sticker depicting hostage Doron Steinbrecher, who is one of three women set to be released from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip as part of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, is seen at the exit to the replica of a Gaza tunnel in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo) (Maya Alleruzzo/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Palestinians walk amongst the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Rafah, as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hajjar) (Mohammad Hajjar/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Palestinians hold a poster of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and wave Hezbollah and Palestinian flags as celebrate a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel at the Burj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (Hassan Ammar/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Palestinians wave Hezbollah and Palestinian flags to celebrate a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel at the Burj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (Hassan Ammar/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Palestinians wave Palestinian flags to celebrate a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel at the Burj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (Hassan Ammar/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Palestinians walk through the destruction by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Rafah, as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire A Palestinian boy holds a pistol with Arabic that reads: "Hamas," as stands in front of a portrait of the late leader of Hamas Yahya Sinwar while Palestinian celebrate a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel at the Burj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (Hassan Ammar/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Displaced Palestinians leave parts of Khan Younis as they go back to their homes in Rafah, following a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Palestinians inspect the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Rafah, as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hajjar) (Mohammad Hajjar/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Palestinians walk through the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Rafah, as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hajjar) (Mohammad Hajjar/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Displaced Palestinians leave parts of Khan Younis as they go back to their homes in Rafah, following a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Palestinians walk through the destruction by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Rafah, as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Displaced Palestinians leave parts of Khan Younis as they go back to their homes in Rafah, following a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Palestinians inspect the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Rafah, as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hajjar) (Mohammad Hajjar/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Palestinians walk through the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Rafah, as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hajjar) (Mohammad Hajjar/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Palestinians walk through the destruction by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Rafah, as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Palestinians walk through the destruction by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Rafah, as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Palestinians celebrate the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Palestinians celebrate the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Palestinians inspect the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Rafah, as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hajjar) (Mohammad Hajjar/AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Palestinians celebrate the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)
