Feature: Gazans wish for peace, normal life as ceasefire mediation gains momentum

GAZA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- After Hamas announced on Tuesday that a ceasefire agreement and prisoner-for-hostage exchanges are possible if Israel stops imposing new conditions, 29-year-old Palestinian Bahaa al-Laqta expressed hope to live peacefully once the war ends.

"Everything in Gaza is telling us that we will not be able to live in peace, yet we do not have any chance to change the situation, we are all innoc