Hamas’s agreement to release all hostages and surrender power hailed internationally as Israeli attacks continue
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hen Arij al-Farra heard that Hamas had partially agreed to Donald Trump’s plan and that the US president had ordered Israel to stop bombing Gaza, the first thing she felt was a flicker of hope. The second thing she felt was an explosion. An Israeli aircraft had dropped a bomb close to her tent in Khan Younis, southern Gaza.
Though it was luck that saved Farra from death, she took the attack as a bad omen for the prospects for peace in Gaza.
“I feel like we are in a trap. Whether Hamas agrees or not, we will not be safe … There has been no reduction in the intensity of attacks here, no Israeli aircraft has withdrawn from the sky,” said the 23-year-old English teacher who had been displaced to Khan Younis.
