In photos: Israelis and Palestinians react to the ceasefire

[ad_1] Qatar’s prime minister announced that Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire on Wednesday, leading to a pause in fighting and a phased release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. Here are some photos of reactions in the region.

<div class="image image__hide-placeholder image--eq-extra-small image--eq-small" data-uri="cms.cnn.com/_components/image/instances/cm5ytjaud00083b6mvoeh5pzt@published" data-image-variation="image" data-name="2025-01-15T174151Z_1948958338_RC2HACA6YNXO_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA.JPG" data-component-name="image" data-observe-resizes="" data-original-ratio="0.6665" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2000" data-url="https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/2025-01-15t174151z-1948958338-rc2haca6ynxo-rtrmadp-3-israel-palestinians-gaza.JPG?c=original" data-editable="settings"> Palestinians react to news of a ceasefire deal in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Wednesday.

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<div class="image image__hide-placeholder image--eq-extra-small image--eq-small" data-uri="cms.cnn.com/_components/image/instances/cm5ytkp2n00093b6mq6u9v2jr@published" data-image-variation="image" data-name="GettyImages-2193482046.jpg" data-component-name="image" data-observe-resizes="" data-original-ratio="0.6665" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2000" data-url="https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-2193482046.jpg?c=original" data-editable="settings"> Protesters in Tel Aviv calling for the return of hostages held in Gaza react after the ceasefire and hostage release deal was reached.

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<div class="image image__hide-placeholder image--eq-extra-small image--eq-small" data-uri="cms.cnn.com/_components/image/instances/cm5ytlimz000a3b6mdtl42wmp@published" data-image-variation="image" data-name="AP25015636381120.jpg" data-component-name="image" data-observe-resizes="" data-original-ratio="0.6665" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2000" data-url="https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/ap25015636381120.jpg?c=original" data-editable="settings"> Relatives and friends of people killed and abducted by Hamas react to the ceasefire announcement as they take part in a demonstration in Tel Aviv.