Celebrations broke out globally after a ceasefire was announced to end Israel's 15-month war on Gaza. Thousands of people participated in marches and vigils across their countries, including Jordan, Syria, Morocco, Lebanon, Tunisia and elsewhere, waving the Palestinian flag and chanting pro-Palestinian slogans.
For more than 460 days, the Israeli military has dropped bombs on the coastal enclave and carried out a crushing ground offensive, displacing practically all of its two million population, killing close to 47,000 people – mostly women and children – and resulting in the spread of disease and famine.
Mediators from the US, Qatar and Egypt announced on Wednesday night that a ceasefire and swap deal was reached and would go into effect on Sunday.