As an uneasy truce between Israel and Hezbollah offers the Lebanese a desperately needed reprieve, Palestinians in Gaza feel abandoned, even as the US pushes for a renewed effort to end the fighting in the enclave.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said that President-elect Trump wants to reach a ceasefire and hostage deal before inauguration day on Jan. 20, Axios reported on Friday. “Trump is more determined than ever to release the hostages and supports a ceasefire that includes a hostage deal.

For the first time in more than a year, since the war started on October last year after Hamas militants launched an attack from the Gaza Strip, Israelis were able to visit areas that had seen harsh fighting between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters.