After many of Gaza's schools were repurposed as shelters for Palestinians displaced by the war, or deserted by students and teachers alike, English teacher Tareq al-Ennabi teaches his class outdoors.

Israel and Hamas struck a last-minute deal Thursday to continue their cease-fire for a seventh day, amid international pressure to extend the truce further to free additional hostages held by the militants in Gaza and allow more humanitarian assistance to reach hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians sheltering in the narrow territory.

The Israel Defense Forces tweeted in Hebrew that: "In light of the mediators' efforts to continue the process of releasing the abductees and subject to the terms of the agreement, the cease-fire will continue."

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