Relief at news of deal to end war in Gaza, as UK government now urged to launch family reunification scheme
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A ceasefire to end the 15-month war in Gaza has been welcomed by British Palestinian and British Israeli and Jewish communities, with the government being urged to now support the injured and launch a family reunification scheme.
The chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, described the ceasefire agreement, which will enable the release of 33 hostages initially, as a “moment of incalculable relief and a long-awaited ray of light in the midst of unbearable darkness”.
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