BBC NEWS | Programmes | From Our Own Correspondent | Gaza nurtures hopes of peace

BBC NEWS | Programmes | From Our Own Correspondent | Gaza nurtures hopes of peace: "After five months of hostilities, Palestinian militants and the Israeli army agreed a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip at the beginning of this week and the truce appears to be holding. People are now hoping this might open the way for the peace process to resume.

One morning a few months ago, on the edge of the small northern town of Beit Hanoun, I sat with Mohammed Abu Oudeh looking at the sand dunes that washed up to his terrace." Read complete post here.