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Israel-Hamas war live: ceasefire set to begin on Friday morning with hostage release due shortly after

Truce due to take effect at 7am (0500 GMT) with Hamas to release 13 women and children later, according to Qatar; unclear when Palestinian women and children will be released

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Ziad, a 35-year-old Palestinian in Gaza, has been keeping a diary for the Guardian. In case you missed the latest instalment, here’s an excerpt:

I am walking with Ahmad when we pass a bombed house. The house has collapsed and looks like a pile of giant Lego pieces. The surprising part is that there is one part of the house that is still perfectly fine – the kitchen and the room next to it on the second floor fell in one piece over the rubble. Even the kitchen sink is perfectly fine.

I stop for a while to look at the scene and think of the owners and how they would feel every time they pass by. I bet there have been a lot of happy moments in that kitchen, cooking meals for family gatherings, and maybe gossiping about what’s happening. The next room could be a playroom for the children or maybe a teenager lying on their bed thinking of their crush.

The living here are the ones who are dead.

The last thing he [my son] said to me was that he was waiting for the truce on Friday. He asked me to prepare him a feast of rice and chicken.

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