Residents of Gaza erupted in celebration on Wednesday, January 15, as
news was announced that a ceasefire and hostage-release deal had been brokered between Israel and Hamas.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.”Israeli sources said they expected hostages who remain alive to be released by Hamas the following week, according to Israeli news
reports.Footage from Nedal Ahmed shows Gaza residents celebrating near Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis. Credit: Nedal Ahmed via Storyful