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As the Gaza truce came into effect at noon YESTERDAY, tens of thousands of Palestinians started walking along Gaza's coastal road toward former homes in the widely devastated north. Despite the widespread celebrations that greeted news of the ceasefire, many Palestinians are keenly aware that little remains of the lives they knew before the war. Israeli forces have pulled back to the lines agreed under Donald Trump's plan in which Hamas has until 12:00 local time on Monday to release all Israeli hostages, while Israel will release hundreds of Palestinian detainees. Under the deal, aid trucks are expected to start surging in to help Gaza's two million people, most of whom have been displaced. This comes as The White House has bemoaned Trump's Nobel Peace Prize snub, accusing the Norwegian Nobel Committee of putting "place politics over peace". To look at these developments, Elvis Presslin spoke to Naeem Jeenah from the Mapungubwe Institute For Strategic Reflection,

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