The leader of Palestinian National Initiative (PNI), Mustafa Barghouti, has described the recently announced ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas as a means to stopping the “genocide” of the Palestinian people in the besieged Gaza Strip.“This [ceasefire agreement] means stopping the genocide in Gaza and the war crimes faced by the Palestinians, including collective punishment and ethnic cleaning,” he told Al Arabiya English.“For us the most important thing is to stop the devastation and the destruction.”For the latest updates on the Israel-Palestine conflict, visit our dedicated page.Celebrations erupted across the globe after the US, Egypt and Qatar announced a ceasefire deal on Wednesday to end the fighting in Gaza in return for the release of hostages and gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the war torn strip.The announcement, however, was met with caution as Israel continued to strike the Palestinian enclave, killing at least 20 people within hours of the ceasefire