News of the truce between Israel and Hamas, finally agreed after almost two years of war, has sparked a wave of euphoria and hope both in the Middle East and around the world. This brutal armed conflict broke out on 7 October 2023 when Hamas killed nearly 1,200 Israeli civilians and took more than 200 hostages. As a result, Israel, in its war against Hamas, launched an offensive on Gaza in which it killed nearly 70,000 people, the vast majority of whom were civilians, including nearly 20,000 children. In fact, an independent United Nations commission concluded its report by accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, citing actions and statements by senior officials, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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