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"The Damage is Beyond Imagination in Gaza": Journalist Mohammed Omer on Ceasefire Deal & Rebuilding
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7:35Now PlayingIsraelis and Palestinians have agreed to an indefinite ceasefire, ending Israel's 50day assault on the Gaza Strip. Palestinian health officials say 2,139 people, most of them civilians including more than 490 children were killed in the Israeli offensive. Israel's death toll stood at 64 soldiers and six civilians. The ceasefire deal was mediated by Egyptian officials in Cairo and took effect on Tuesday evening, It calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities; an opening of Gaza's blockaded crossings with Israel and Egypt; and a widening of the territory's fishing zone in the Mediterranean. Live from Gaza City, we are joined by the awardwinning Palestinian journalist Mohammed Omer. “There are more and more people in the different parts of the Gaza Strip who are trying to resume their life and just bring it back to normal, but I must say that the damage is beyond imagination,” Omer says. “We are talking about thousands of homes that have been completely and partially demolished, and over 130 mosques and over 140 schools.”
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