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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Wafaa Shurafa and Cara Anna

Gaza marks 6 months of ceasefire but ‘life is still terrible’ with 738 deaths since deal was struck

Friday marks six months since Gaza's ceasefire deal took effect, a milestone largely lost in the confusion over the new and even more fragile ceasefire in the Iran war.

The ravaged Palestinian territory of 2 million people has seen the most intense fighting stop between Israeli forces and Hamas-led militants. But most of the ceasefire work remains to be done, from disarming Hamas and ending its two-decade rule to deploying an international stabilization force and beginning vast reconstruction.

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