A Fragile Cease-Fire in Gaza

加沙脆弱的停火

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2025-01-16

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After 15 months of war, Israel and Hamas have agreed to a temporary cease-fire. The deal prompted hope that the war could end soon, but also caused worry that the tentative terms could easily fall apart. Patrick Kingsley, the Times’s Jerusalem bureau chief, explains why the agreement finally happened — and what it means for Gaza, Israel and the broader Middle East.
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  • well, I've been waiting this moment for 15 months.

  • Finally, I cannot hear any drones.

  • For 15 months I've been away from seeing my daughters.

  • I'll be happy when I'm returning to North Gaza.

  • I know it's completely destroyed, but still I want to go there.

  • I want to go to see my daughters, to hug them, to feel like they are still alive.

  • From the New York Times, I'm Sabrina Tavernisi and this is the daily.

  • After more than a year of war.

  • Israel and Hamas have agreed to a temporary ceasefire.

  • Relief, I guess, would be the first reaction.

  • I'll be relieved when the hostages are back in Israel.

  • That's when I'll be relieved.

  • It prompted hope that the war could soon end.

  • I am still worried, afraid of the implementation of this ceasefire agreement, but also.

  • Worry that the tentative terms could easily fall apart.

  • I don't know what will happen next.

  • Today, my colleague Patrick Kingsley on why.

  • The agreement finally happened and what it means for Gaza, Israel and the broader Middle East.

  • It's Thursday, January 16th.

  • Patrick, you've been covering this war since the very start.