Dawn of a new day in Gaza

Palestinian flags on rubble in Gaza City on October 12. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians returned to a devastated Gaza City, after an Israel-Hamas ceasefire came into effect. AFP

Dawn of a new day

With reference to the report by Thomas Helm, Kamal Tabikha and Hamza Hendawi Trump hails 'dawn of new Middle East' in Knesset speech interrupted by anti-government MPs (October 13): Bravo to the two MPs asking for Palestine to be recognised as a sovereign state.

Nurdan Arca, Antalya, Turkey

It was a great day when the hostages finally came home after two years. Thank you, to Donald Trump, Israel's greatest friend, and a great president.

Hakan Venderlof, Stockholm, Sweden

Will the ceasefire hold?

In reference to The National's report Israel will not respect Gaza ceasefire, says Iran's Araghchi (October 12): I am inclined to agree with him. Israel has never respected any ceasefire. I am afraid it will strike Palestine furiously again.

Silvana Malta, Copenhagen, Denmark

UAE's golden visa update

In reference to The National's report UAE expands golden visa scheme to offer holders emergency support overseas (October 14): Great news. The UAE never ceases to amaze in the ways it extends care for people.

Abed Afridi, Dubai

Dangers of earphones in public

With reference to the video about the Woman in turkey saved from walking in to the path of a train (October 16): The tram driver would have got a heart attack. We really need to be more responsible for ourselves - and others!

Bushra C, Dubai

I still remember my dad's words from when I was a student: never wear earplugs in public places.

Iryna Syvokon, Cairo

It's a good example to illustrate the hazards of ear pods; you're not aware of your surroundings. This person seemed to be totally lacking in situational awareness and is lucky to have been saved from getting run over by the super impressive reflexes of the security guard.

Sudhir Kaul, Abu Dhabi

Even if you're wearing earphones, how can you be so "out to lunch" that you walk into train tracks? It takes a special kind of person to show this much carelessness. Look both ways even with headphones.

Ghazial Suhail, Dubai

A tentative peace?

With regard to the report Israel threatens to resume Gaza war if Hamas fails to return all hostage bodies (October 16): How about Israel help dig them out instead of looking for a pretext to resume the killings?

Kathy Brennan, San Diego, US

Not a single statement of actual statecraft was delivered in Israel. Just a volley of praise and flattery. The focus now really needs to be on reconstruction, restoring peace and rehabilitation of war-stricken Gaza.

Younas Khan, Ras Al Khaimah