Some Palestinians in Gaza are skeptical about possibility of ceasefire deal

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(30 Jun 2025)
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Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip - 29 June 2025
1. Various of clothes hanging outside tents to dry
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdel Hadi Al-Hour, displaced from Deir al-Balah: ++STARTS ON SHOT 1 AND PARTIALLY OVERLAID BY SHOT 3++
"This is not the first time he has said this. Since the beginning of the war, they have been promising us something like this: release the hostages and we will stop the war. They did not stop the war. We actually released the hostages and the war started again. We are tired of displacement, suffering, hunger, poverty, high cost of living, the situation is bad."
3. Various of tents
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Karam Abu Mueliq, displaced from Deir al-Balah: ++STARTS ON SHOT 3 AND PARTIALLY OVERLAID BY SHOT 5++
"A statement like the one before it. Today we have been waging a war for more than two years, and we hear about a truce, the war is over, a ceasefire, there is a deal, even when the deal was made, we returned to war again. We do not want words, we want action."
5. Various of people near tents
STORYLINE:
Some Palestinians in Gaza, hardened by months of shattered promises and ongoing suffering, were skeptical on Sunday about the possibility of a ceasefire deal.

“Since the beginning of the war, they have been promising us something like this: release the hostages and we will stop the war,” said Abdel Hadi Al-Hour, a displaced Palestinian from Deir al-Balah.

“They did not stop the war. We actually released the hostages and the war started again. We are tired of displacement, suffering, hunger, poverty.“

The remarks come as negotiations to end the 21-month war between Hamas and Israel appear to be making progress.

US President Donald Trump urged a deal “within the next week” to end the war and free hostages, signaling growing momentum toward an agreement.

Ron Dermer, a top adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was set to travel to Washington this week for talks on a ceasefire, an Israeli official said, and plans were being made for Netanyahu to travel there in the coming weeks, a sign there may be movement on a deal.

Inside the crowded camps across the strip, patience has long worn thin.

“Today we have been waging a war for more than two years, and we hear about a truce, the war is over, a ceasefire, there is a deal. Even when the deal was made, we returned to war again. We do not want words, we want action,” said another displaced local, Karam Abu Mueliq.

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