CINCINNATI — Hope for an end to Israel's offensive in Gaza spiked when Hamas, the militant group long controlling the Gaza Strip, announced Friday that it agreed in principle to a peace plan laid out by the Trump administration.

The move could be a historic shift in a decades-long history of tension or open conflict in the region, so we wanted to see how people felt about the potential end to years of war.

Ohio Council on American Islamic Relations Executive Director Khalid Turaani said the two-year bombardment of Palestinian communities has been personal.

"I've had many friends who have lost parents, who have lost siblings, who've lost children," Turaani said.

The Gaza Health Ministry said over the weekend that the Palestinian death toll passed 66,000 since Hamas's surprise attack

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