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Gazans Flood Streets to Celebrate Cease-Fire With Israel

Gazans filled the streets to celebrate after an "unlimited" ceasefire agreement facilitated by Egypt was reached between Israel and Hamas on Tuesday.
Image: Palestinians gather in the streets of Gaza City on Aug. 26, to celebrate the long-term truce agreed between Israel and the Palestinians
Palestinians gather in the streets of Gaza City on Aug. 26, to celebrate the long-term truce agreed between Israel and the Palestinians.MOHAMMED ABED / AFP - Getty Images

Hundreds of Gazans gathered at an intersection in Gaza City on Tuesday to celebrate an "unlimited" ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas. The Egyptian-brokered deal went into effect at 7 p.m. local time (noon ET), and provides for an immediate opening of Israeli border crossings to aid and reconstruction supplies.

Image:A Hamas militant brandishes his weapon as he fires rounds into the air after joining hundreds of Gazans gathered at an intersecition in Gaza City on Aug. 26,
A Hamas militant brandishes his weapon as he fires rounds into the air after joining hundreds of Gazans gathered at an intersection in Gaza City on Tuesday, to celebrate a ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas.ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP - Getty Images