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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Lynn Rusk

‘A ceasefire is just the start’ say British Palestinians with family in Gaza

Wafaa Shamallakh (left) and her sister and Mohammed Ghalayini (right) (Wafaa Shamallakh/ Mohammed Ghalayini/ PA) -

British Palestinians with family in Gaza have expressed their relief over the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, but say they are worried about what’s going to happen next.

Israel’s security cabinet met on Friday to approve the ceasefire deal, paving the way for the full Israeli cabinet to sign off on the deal, which would come into place on Sunday and see the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israel.

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