@Twiglets of course Palestinians are happy. For now they have some peace at last after two years of bombing. They will food and medicine, a chance to look for the spot where their home once was, or look for their relatives and friends, missing ir released from Israeli prison. For however long it may last they can feel happy right now. At the very least it must feel like a holiday and a time for the birth of hope.
Anyone looking on the outside though might feel worried - no matter how much this peace deal is to be rejoiced in because of the return of the hostages, an end to the war, and the beginning of better times.
This for example is a Haaretz analysis headline Oct 9
A Rushed Gaza Cease-fire Under Trump's Pressure Leaves the Toughest Questions Unanswered
The cease-fire halts the war and frees hostages, yet with no roadmap for Gaza's future – its borders, leadership or reconstruction – it risks becoming another short-lived lull in a conflict with no end in sight. ……….
Then here are paragraphs in the article pointing out concerns:
Beyond the broad outlines of the deal – the release of Israeli hostages, the freeing of Palestinian prisoners and the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza – little is clear. The list of prisoners to be released has not been finalized, and it remains uncertain whether Israel will free senior detainees or thousands of the roughly 11,000 Palestinians it currently holds. Among them are 250 serving life sentences.
There is also no clarity about what comes next. Beyond the first phase, there is no political horizon. The agreement does not address Gaza's future governance, any permanent monitoring mechanism or a broader diplomatic framework. The first stage could well end up being the last, leaving the long-term picture as murky as ever.
While the announcement sounds like a new beginning, it may prove to be just a brief pause in a much longer story whose ending is still nowhere in sight. Trump is presenting the deal as a peace agreement, but no one involved is speaking about peace in any real sense. There are no discussions of borders, sovereignty or governance. The future of the West Bank and the link between it and the Gaza Strip remain distant and undefined.
And the British reporter Jeremy Bowen on BBC news two days ago was pointing out that it is going to be difficult:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cyv6dyd3m8eo
Anyway, it is wonderful the war has been stopped now.