After more than two years of fighting, the war between Israel and Hamas seems to be ending. So far, the new ceasefire effort has been successful. The fighting has stopped, and hostages and prisoners have been exchanged. But keeping the peace and rebuilding Gaza will be a long and complicated process.
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Political leaders from around the globe are meeting at the United Nations in New York this week during the 80th meeting of the UN's General Assembly. But threats of growing wars are making the UN's job of keeping the peace extremely difficult.
Despite criticism, Israel is planning to increase its military action in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he plans for Israel to take complete control of the area. The threats come as the number of Palestinian deaths from hunger and violence are increasing.
In March, Israel broke its ceasefire with Hamas and restarted its war in Gaza. Israel's attacks and efforts to cut off food and other supplies have left hundreds of thousands of Palestinian people in Gaza struggling to survive.
On Monday, thousands of Palestinians began to return to their homes in north Gaza. It was their first opportunity to return to the area in over a year, thanks to a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Most Palestinians seemed excited to return, even though most buildings in the area have been destroyed.
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire, bringing a temporary end to the fighting between the two sides. The ceasefire began on Sunday, January 19, and will last for six weeks. As part of the ceasefire, Hamas will release Israeli hostages, and Israel will release Palestinian prisoners.
Monday marked one year from a brutal attack on Israel by the militant group Hamas. Since then, fighting has grown in the region, with Israel now involved in serious fighting in Gaza and Lebanon. Recently, concern has grown as Iran has joined the conflict.
Health care workers have begun a huge effort to vaccinate children in Gaza against polio. The effort comes as the area faces a polio outbreak for the first time in 25 years. The vaccination drive is being made possible by short breaks in the fighting between Israel and Hamas.