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People in Gaza cautiously optimistic after truce begins

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A four-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas officially began on Friday. It's the first pause in Israel's deadly siege of the Palestinian enclave since Hamas attacked on October 7. The first group of hostages and prisoners are expected to be released in a few hours. Sam Mednick of the Associated Press in Jerusalem and CGTN correspondent Noor Harazeen in Gaza have the latest information.

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