Position, hope springs. Across gaza, bbcjournalists captured the reaction. Of those convinced, perhaps prematurely, that a ceasefire will happen. Translation the feeling is indescribable. Were so happy were going back to our home in gaza city. Were refugees from the north and we fled here, this young man says. Were so happy theres a ceasefire. Israelis are still absorbing the news. It came late on one of this societys most important days, when across the country sirens bring the nation to a halt in memory of the dead of the holocaust. A day of reflection in a country traumatised by the hamas attack last october. Chanting tonight, on the streets of tel aviv, those who believe healing that trauma can begin with a Ceasefire Deal and the release of israels hostages. We expect the Israeli Government to take this deal, to save all the remaining hostages who are still alive. But after seven months of a war in which israels army pledged to destroy hamas, a Ceasefire Deal that fails to accompli
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This turning point period, and we will pursue our long term plans and priorities. But first of all, we have to save the people of the country. We have to preserve our values and traditions, and particularly protect voluntary non state and religious organizations and civil society. The measures we take must be targeted and must be realizable. We will be open to cooperation with all countries who see in russia an honest partner. We will not refuse or reject any kind of dialogue with the western world. We are determined to parry aggression and to particularly counter those who are aggressive towards our country. Lets get more now with our russia editor at bbc monitoring, vitaly shevchenko. Good to see you. What stood out for you in president putins address . What happened and what was set as at the kremlin this morning may not be what it really seems. The way Vladimir Putin came to power, a lot of people would hesitate to call it an election after all of his key opponents were barred from