The Gaza truce is fragile and strictly time-limited but it is, for now, holding. Fighting ceased at 7am local time and is set to last four days. In that period, Hamas has agreed to free at least 50 of the hostages it seized during the attack on October 7. Israel, in turn, is to free Palestinian prisoners. Both will take place in stages. T
his pause in the fighting will allow for vital aid to enter Gaza, where Palestinian civilians have been caught up in the war and a humanitarian crisis is unfolding. Early this morning, trucks containing fuel and other urgent supplies were seen entering the Strip through the Rafah crossing from Egypt.
