‘Thank God we witnessed this’: Palestinians on the ceasefire deal - Today in Focus Extra

From inside Gaza, Ansam Tantesh and Mai Elawawda react to the news of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel and the prospect of finally ending the two-year war

In the early hours of Thursday morning, both Palestinians and Israelis were celebrating the news that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas had been reached. Though there are still many uncertainties ahead – and many points of disagreement to resolve – an end to Israel’s two-year war in Gaza has never seemed nearer.

As Ansam Tantesh, an English graduate and would-be teacher, explains from inside Gaza, it has been a brutal period for those living in the strip. The pain, she tells Annie Kelly, ‘will never leave my heart’.