Freed Palestinian prisoners gesture October 13, 2025, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. They were released by Israel as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. Photo: OSV News photo/Ramadan Abed, Reuters. There is a ceasefire finally in effect in the Gaza Strip, where Israel launched a horrific military campaign in response to attacks on the country’s south on October 7, 2023. On that day, Hamas fighters and their fellow militants assaulted Israeli settlements and fortified military outposts. They killed around 1,200 people, and over 251 others…
