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'Sending You Love From Gaza': Palestinians Hail Ceasefire Deal

Men celebrated in southern Gaza's Khan Yunis after the deal was announced (Credit: AFP)

Palestinians in southern Gaza clapped, cheered and danced in the pre-dawn darkness on Thursday, after Israel and Hamas agreed a ceasefire deal to end the devastating two-year war in the territory.

A crowd of around a dozen young men shouted joyful chants of "Allahu akbar", meaning God is the greatest, outside Khan Yunis's Nasser Hospital, as one man lifted another onto his shoulders.

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