Crowds celebrate in Rafah streets after Hamas approves truce plan
People were crying tears of happiness, chanting "Allahu Akbar" ("God is greatest") and shooting in the air in celebration of the news, an AFP journalist reported. "I felt joy and kneeled before God in gratitude after the ceasefire announcement," Nour al-Fara, 56, told AFP. She said she was particularly relieved because her family was "in a state of anxiety since this morning, packing our belongings in preparation to leave", after Israeli forces ordered inhabitants in parts of Rafah to evacuate ahead of a "limited operation". Читать дальше...