Syrians celebrated in Hama after news broke of a ceasefire and hostage-release deal brokered between Israel and Hamas.Footage from Zaid Alkbrity shows people waving Syrian opposition flags, firing guns, and beeping their horns as fireworks explod in the sky.US President Joe Biden issued a statement confirming that a deal had been reached, calling it the “result not only of the extreme pressure that Hamas has been under and the changed regional equation after a ceasefire in Lebanon and weakening of Iran — but also of dogged and painstaking American diplomacy.”However, an Israeli parliamentary vote on the deal was delayed on Thursday, with the Israeli PM’s office saying Hamas was backing out of some aspects. Credit: Zaid Alkbrity via Storyful