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A Palestinian boy, clad with a Hamas military outfit, brandishes a gun as he stands in front of a huge picture of assassinated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during celebrations at Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp in Beirut on the occasion of a ceasefire deal reached between Hamas and Israel in Gaza strip ending 15 months of bloodshed that devastated the Palestinian enclave and inflamed the Middle East. The complex phased accord outlines a six-week initial ceasefire with the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip, where tens of thousands have been killed. Hostages taken by militant group Hamas, which controls Gaza, would be freed in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.