Rushdie Abu Alouf
Appearances
Global News Podcast
Gaza special: ceasefire and hostage deal agreed
It's significant for the people of Gaza. It's a night of celebration in Gaza, but also a sign of worrying because, you know, the ceasefire will go into effect from Sunday, which is still three days of this war. Already today and yesterday, there was a real intensify of Israeli airstrikes. More than 60 people were killed for the last 48 hours, according to the Hamas health ministry. But in general,
Global News Podcast
Gaza special: ceasefire and hostage deal agreed
People were expressing their mixed feelings, joy for the ceasefire announcement today, but fear for the future because, you know, the scale of destruction in Gaza City and in northern Gaza is... especially which was under really heavy Israeli operation for the last year.
Global News Podcast
Gaza special: ceasefire and hostage deal agreed
Most of the homes, schools, universities were destroyed, and people will go back to the north after seven days, but for nothing. They won't find their homes exist anymore. And I think the people will be shocked when they see the scale of destruction, satellite footage that we have been receiving showing a widespread destruction.
Global News Podcast
Gaza special: ceasefire and hostage deal agreed
Hundreds of thousands of housing units were destroyed, most of the hospitals, most of the schools and universities. So it's a very mixed feeling in Gaza today, happy for the ceasefire and sad for the future.
Global News Podcast
Gaza special: ceasefire and hostage deal agreed
Yeah, that's the big question. People have been waiting for this war to end, but also they don't know exactly who's going to be in charge. Well, in theory, there is no authority rather than Hamas to be in charge of Gaza now. And we understand that part of the deal, Egypt and Qatar will have to work with other Palestinian elements, maybe the Palestinian Authority in Gaza.
Global News Podcast
Gaza special: ceasefire and hostage deal agreed
which has run the Palestinians in Ramallah, or maybe with former Palestinian authority officers, like we understand that Egypt is being in contact with some of the Palestinian experts, Palestinian, they call them technocrats, people to run the authority in Gaza. It's still not clear, and the future seems very grim for the people of Gaza.
Global News Podcast
Gaza special: ceasefire and hostage deal agreed
They don't know exactly who's going to be in charge and who's going to be taking responsibility The job of rebuilding Gaza, because as I said, Gaza is devastated everywhere. It's been destroyed. Every element is destroyed, most of the house, the schools, the universities. So the future seems grim for the people of Gaza.
Global News Podcast
Gaza special: ceasefire and hostage deal agreed
So that's why they are in a very mixed feeling, happy for the end of the war, but sad for the future.