A long-awaited ceasefire deal has finally taken effect in Gaza, bringing with it a glimmer of hope, fragile and insufficient though it may be. The phased deal would pause Israel’s devastating military assault, allow a surge of desperately needed humanitarian aid, and free hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel in exchange for over three dozen Israeli captives.

It is a rare moment of cautious relief for my family and other Palestinians in Gaza, who have suffered immeasurably for 15 months in an Israeli onslaught that has killed nearly 47,000 people, decimated entire communities and left trauma and scars that will last for generations. In fact, nearly 10 percent of the population has been killed, injured or are missing, according to human rights groups.

For 15 months, Palestinians in Gaza have been the target of Israel’s systematic and unrelenting campaign of bombardment,

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