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(NewsNation) —With the loud clank of a reinforced steel door shutting and the low hum of Led Zeppelin on the stereo, we set off Wednesday morning in our armored vehicle from our load-up point in Israel toward southern Gaza.

Minutes later, the crossing point came into our vision. With a quick wave to the IDF troops standing by, we rolled past and into the dusty air of Gaza. Little did I know at the time we were hours away from a historic deal that would release hostages held by Hamas and end, at least for now, three years of fighting.

It was my first time in the enclave in over a year, despite our best efforts. It’s hard to get access to Gaza amid the war and typically requires full coordination with the IDF.

This time, however, our destination was the so-called “Saudi Neighborhood” aid site, one of four that the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation operates. NewsNation was the first network to see this particular aid site firsthand, which isn’t far from Rafah and Khan Younis. As such, we embedded with the group directly and were the only network on the ground.

A quick disclaimer: due to the threat of Hamas and their long-documented history of hijacking aid as a means of exerting control in the enclave, the GHF asked us to blur the faces and omit the names of everyone we spoke with to protect them from retaliation.

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