A Bournemouth based Palestinian activist has said she’s mixed views on the recent developments in Gaza for the ceasefire between Palestine and Israel.
Bournemouth Palestinian Solidarity Movement (PSM) member, Feda Shahin, has been protesting long before the events of October 7th after moving to Bournemouth back in 2016.
She said: “The ceasefire came like a hope and relief, not for us Palestinians outside of Palestine, but mainly for the people of Gaza who have been subject to this Genocide, so we’re hoping that this is the beginning of the end.”
“I have mixed emotions, I’m happy that the war is going to stop, children who have been starved for two years are finally going to be able to eat, babies who were being deprived of baby formula, they will finally get baby formula.”
She added: “We’re hoping, we’re hopeful, Palestinians have been hopeful their whole life. I think its teaching the world that we never give up.”
The Palestinian Solidarity Movement brought the ‘Red Line’ for Gaza at the start of this month with active involvement in the protests across Bournemouth, as well as the monthly London ones.
The United Nations has called for increased aid from Israel as they remain lower than the specified amounts, via the ceasefire Agreement.
As a result of this, Palestinians continue to struggle for food and water with many unable to return to their homes due to Israeli presence.
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Gaza will be governed by a temporary transitional government consisting of an apolitical Palestinian Committee, setting framework for the redevelopment of Gaza. The ceasefire in Gaza between Palestine and Israel continues to develop with key political figures, such as US President Donald Trump, working to stop the conflict.
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