Israel-Hamas truce comes into effect: How it could now unfold

With the truce the first break in fighting after seven weeks, several scenarios in the war are now possible.

The mother of the longest-serving female Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails is gripped with anxiety, but for once, optimism too.

The mother of another prisoner arrested just months after he turned 18, is baking chocolate cake and other pastries in anticipation of his release.

In Israel, a grandfather wonders whether his three-year-old granddaughter wil…