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Tens of thousands of Palestinians are returning to the decimated northern sections of Gaza as a tentative truce continues between Israel and Hamas, a ceasefire that has run into frequent snags and required ongoing negotiations. “The ceasefire is far from a done deal,” says Virginia Tech foreign affairs expert Ariel Ahram, a specialist in international security and Middle East politics. “There are many steps yet to implement in the prisoner exchange. And the United States is vacillating in its commitment to make the deal work.”