Palestine Report<\/a>.<\/p>\nDespite the delay, footage from Gaza reveals joy and relief among a people who have proven their resilience and steadfastness time and again over the decades. Gaza\u2019s streets were filled with people chanting, singing and calling the Takbeer, while hundreds of thousands of people made their way back to the remains of their homes. In stark contrast to the elation were the painful discoveries of lost loved ones amid the ruins of what once was home.<\/p>\n
Hamas swiftly resumed governance in the enclave, and despite over a year of enduring Israel\u2019s brutal assaults, the group\u2019s military and political structure is intact. Municpal workers repaired roads, police patrolled the streets in uniform, and the Al Qassam Brigades mobilised publicly.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe municipality was back in full force preparing roads for the return of displaced citizens, police officers in their uniforms, members of the Al Qassam Brigades out in force,\u201d Moulana Moosa said, adding that these scenes have struck a painful chord with the Israelis, with one political analyst on Israeli i24 News questioning the results of the prolonged onslaught: \u201cWhat have we achieved in a year and five months? We destroyed many homes, lost many of our best soldiers, and in the end, the result is the same: Hamas rules, aid enters, and the Qassam Brigades return.\u201d<\/p>\n
The agreement is fraught with uncertainty, and fears of Israel\u2019s potential return to genocide continue to mount after Netanyahu declared that he holds written confirmation from both Biden and Trump that guarantees Israel\u2019s right to return to war after Phase 1 of the agreement, which is set to last 42 days.<\/p>\n
However, renewing the war without securing the release of all Israeli prisoners\u201466 remain in Hamas\u2019 custody\u2014could fuel public outrage in Israel. Polls show a growing desire among Israelis to end the conflict and focus on economic recovery. Moreover, the Israeli army faces fatigue, with declining reservist participation.<\/p>\n
Hamas believes it has firm guarantees from mediators, including Egypt, Qatar, and the United States. Whether these guarantees will be honoured remains unclear. Mediators are expected to meet on the 16th day of the ceasefire to discuss the next phase. Public pressure and international advocacy will be critical in ensuring that the truce does not collapse into renewed violence.<\/p>\n
As Gaza\u2019s displaced population begins to repopulate northern regions, the next few days will determine whether this fragile peace can endure. For now, a brief reprieve from bloodshed offers hope, but the shadow of war still looms.<\/p>\n
Listen <\/strong>to the Palestine Report on Sabaahul Muslim with Moulana Sulaimaan Ravat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 20 January 2025 | 12:39 CAT 3-minute read In a nutshell: The first day of the Gaza truce agreement began tensely, with a delay from 8:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., caused by disputes over prisoner lists and continued Israeli surveillance. The truce brought mixed emotions\u2014joy and relief for released prisoners and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":90617,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[28,4998],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","category-ummah"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Palestine-Report.jpg?fit=2268%2C2268&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pc0QIf-oye","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-19 00:16:24","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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