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As much of the world cautiously celebrates Wednesday’s announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a ceasefire deal, humanitarians who spent the last two years fighting to get lifesaving assistance to Palestinians say they are on standby to immediately surge aid into the war-torn enclave and prevent further deaths. As part of the tentative agreement, Hamas intends to soon release all living hostages in exchange for thousands of Palestinians in Israeli captivity. The Israeli military will begin withdrawing from the majority of Gaza, most of which has been reduced to rubble. “This is a chance for people who have been forced into the most depraved of conditions and circumstances to stabilize, grieve and reconnect with their communities,” Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D’Oyen McKenna said, adding that the aid group has enough humanitarian...