Thousands gathered in the streets of the Gaza Strip in the early evening to celebrate the agreement and to at least temporarily have the chance to live without constant threats of bombs and military interventions.
I can't believe that this nightmare that has lasted for over a year is finally over, says Randa Sameeh from Gaza City and now living in the Nuseirat camp.
In Gaza City, 27-year-old Abdul Karim says he is happy despite everything he has lost.
Finally, I will get to see my wife and my two children again. They left for the south (within Gaza) almost a year ago. I hope they let those who are fleeing come back soon.
Even in Khan Yunis and outside the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Hospital in central Gaza, hundreds celebrated with flags and singing, according to AFP reporters.
We need a lot of rest. As soon as the ceasefire begins, I will go to the cemetery to visit my brother and other family members. They haven't had proper graves, says Randa Sameeh.
We will dig new graves and write their names on them.
The ceasefire will begin on Sunday and will last for six weeks, according to the agreement.
At least 46,700 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war on October 7, 2023, according to the Hamas-controlled Health Department. At least 110,000 are reported to have been injured during the same period.
The authorities' figures make no distinction between children, women, men, and Hamas fighters.
