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 In this photo released by the Israeli Army, Emily Damari, right, and her mother Mandy use a smart phone near kibbutz Reim, southern Israel after Emily was released from captivity by Hamas militants in Gaza, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Israeli Army via 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 Israeli Doron Steinbrecher, who was kidnapped in Gaza by Hamas on Oct. 7, steps out of a van before boarding a helicopter after being released from Gaza, southern Israel, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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 Romi Gonen, right, and her mother Merav hold each other near kibbutz Reim, southern Israel after Romi was released from captivity by Hamas militants in Gaza, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Israeli Army via AP)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Relatives and friends of people killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, gather in Tel Aviv, Israel on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Relatives and friends of people killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, react as they gather in Tel Aviv, Israel on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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 Relatives and friends of people killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, react to the news of the hostages' release, as they gather in Tel Aviv, Israel on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire A Red Cross convoy arrives to collect Israeli hostages released after a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas took effect, in Gaza City Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abed Hajjar)
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 Demonstrators hold portraits of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip during a protest calling for their immediate release in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Two women walk through an installation simulating a tunnel in Gaza in an act of solidarity with hostages believed to be held underground by Hamas before a weekly demonstration calling for their return, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday Jan. 18, 2025.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Relatives and friends of people killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, react as they gather in Tel Aviv, Israel on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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 Friends reach out to British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari, center, as she arrives at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Jan. 19, 2025. Photographer: Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Photographer: Alexi J. Rosenfeld)
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 A girl pauses at a mural of female Israeli soldiers held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, as Israel's security cabinet convened to decide whether to approve a deal that would release dozens of hostages held by militants in Gaza and pause the 15-month-war, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. Hebrew reads: "look them in the eyes." (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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 Relatives and friends of people killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, react to the news of the hostages' release, as they gather in Tel Aviv, Israel on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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 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 Relatives and friends of people killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, gather calling for their released in Tel Aviv, Israel on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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 Relatives and friends of people killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, react to the ceasefire announcement as they take part in a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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 A woman shows her handcuffed hands as she protests for the release of all those kidnapped by Hamas in the Gaza Strip during a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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)
