Truce at last: Gaza celebrates as Israel, Hamas reach ceasefire

Palestinian Hamas supporters chant slogans while carrying a handmade rocket launcher as they celebrate the ceasefire between Palestinians and Israelis at the main road in Gaza. (Source: AP)

Israel and Hamas agreed on Tuesday to an open-ended cease-fire, halting a seven-week war that killed more than 2,200 people, the vast majority Palestinians, left tens of thousands in Gaza homeless and devastated entire neighborhoods in the blockaded territory. (Source: AP)

A masked militant flashes the victory sign surrounded by Palestinians celebrate the ceasefire in Gaza City. (Source: AP)

Shouts of “God is great” rang out from mosque loudspeakers across Gaza City, as people fired gunshots into the air and shot fireworks to celebrate. (Source: AP)

Palestinians celebrate the ceasefire between Palestinians and Israelis at the main road in Gaza, in the northern Gaza Strip. (Source: AP)

The agreement came on the 50th day of a conflict that has killed more than 2,100 Palestinians, mostly civilians. In this pic, Palestinian children sit in the trunk of a car during a celebration for the cease-fire in Gaza City. (Source: AP)

Two Palestinian children sit on top of a car one holding a yellow Fatah movement flag to celebrate the ceasefire in Gaza City. (Source: AP)

People familiar with the agreement said it would ease but not lift Israeli restrictions on travel and trade, largely reviving the terms of a 2012 ceasefire agreement that ended an eight-day air war. In this pic, Palestinians perform fire works as they celebrate the ceasefire between Palestinians and Israelis at the main road in Gaza. (Source: AP)

Palestinians wave their national and parties flags as they celebrate the ceasefire between Palestinians and Israelis at the main road in Gaza, in the northern Gaza Strip. (Source: AP)