Members of the Palestinian community in Ireland have said they are feeling "some relief" following news of a possible ceasefire in Gaza.

Following weeks of negotiations, a six-week ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel was announced last night, which would allow for the release of hostages held in Gaza, a phased withdrawal of Israeli forces from central Gaza and the release of women and children detained by Israel.

The proposed ceasefire would also allow a surge of humanitarian aid to enter Gaza.

Since the news was announced, however, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delayed his cabinet's vote on the ceasefire deal.

Gaza's health ministry has said 81 Palestinian people have been killed in Israeli military strikes in the past 24 hours.

On Lunchtime Live, a number of Palestinians in Ireland shared their reaction to news of a possible ceasefire.

Ibrahim Alagha, who has family in Gaza, said they are feeling "joy and optimism".

"At least the killing of innocent people, the suffering, the starvation of almost 2 million people - hopefully that is going to be ending soon," Mr Alagha said.

"But I have a strong feeling that this sense of joy and happiness is going to fade away very soon as more people go back to their homes just to find out it has turned into a pile of rubble or that families have been torn apart.

"People will go back to the reality, hundreds of thousands of wounded people will find out their hospitals are destroyed and there’s nothing that can be provided to them.

"Children who have been out of school for the past year and a half - they’re going to find out their schools are destroyed."

'Relief'

Adnan Shabab, who owns Shaku Maku, a restaurant in Rathmines, said his family are feeling "some relief" following the news.

"We're under so much stress - [last night] was the first night we feel we had a proper sleep," he said.

"We're under so much stress hearing the news of our families being killed, being displaced, all the houses being wiped out."

Mr Shabab said the people of Gaza are also dealing with "extreme weather conditions".

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Feature image shows people in Gaza celebrating news of a possible ceasefire, Alamy.