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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Malak A Tantesh in Gaza and Julian Borger in Jerusalem

‘Who is Trump to decide our fate?’: takeover threat adds to uncertainty in Gaza

People walking across rubble
Palestinians gather to attend Friday prayers at the Great Omari mosque, which was damaged during Israeli bombardments. Photograph: Jehad Alshrafi/AP

One month after the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinians of Gaza have begun improvising a new life amid the wreckage of the old.

Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and Hamas are playing a game of nerves every week of the truce. On Saturday, all eyes will be on the expected release of three more hostages, according to the schedule laid down in the ceasefire agreement. If Hamas fails to deliver, Israel is threatening to go back to war with the same ferocity that turned cities into rubble over 15 months.

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