HAVANA (Reuters) -Thousands of Cubans demonstrated in front of the U.S. Embassy in Havana on Thursday to protest the war in Gaza, even as Israel and Hamas announced a ceasefire and hostage deal that could pave the way to ending the two-year-old conflict.

The event, led by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and organized by the communist-run government, filled a plaza along Havana’s waterfront Malecon boulevard and prompted the U.S. Embassy on the island to halt services on Thursday.

Cubans waved Palestinian flags and cheered for peace, denouncing Washington for providing weapons and diplomatic support to its ally Israel during the conflict. Many said they were skeptical of the deal brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump.

“We don’t believe this peace will last because the same thing will

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