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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Seham Tantesh in Gaza and William Christou in Jerusalem

Palestinians in Gaza fear ceasefire ‘could collapse at any moment’

Eight women grieve around a body under sheeting on the floor of a Red Crescent medical centre
Relatives mourn the 11 members of the Abu Shabaan family killed by Israeli tank fire while trying to reach their home in a bus. Photograph: Mohammed Saber/EPA

For two years, Ismail Baba had dreamed of a ceasefire. The father of four had been displaced 11 times during the war in Gaza and was struggling to find adequate food for his children amid a worsening hunger crisis.

When a ceasefire was announced last week, Baba thought he could finally relax. Though his home was still plagued by chaos, at least he knew his family would not be struck by an Israeli bomb.

The fleeting peace, however, was shattered on Sunday morning by a wave of Israeli airstrikes across Gaza, after Israel claimed Hamas militants targeted its troops in southern Gaza.

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