To Each His Own Cease-Fire
Shortly after Israel declared a unilateral cease-fire in Gaza, Hamas followed suit with its own separate announcement. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel would withdraw troops "as soon as possible," and Hamas said it would give Israel a week to do just that.
Shortly after Israel declared a unilateral cease-fire in Gaza, Hamas followed suit with its own separate announcement. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel would withdraw troops “as soon as possible,” and Hamas said it would give Israel a week to do just that.
TRUTHDIG’S JOURNALISM REMAINS CLEARBBC:
A statement read by a Hamas spokesman said the group would hold fire for a week to give Israel time to withdraw its forces from the Gaza Strip.
The move came hours after a unilateral Israeli ceasefire came into effect.
Some Israeli troops have begun pulling out of the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel wanted to leave Gaza “as soon as possible”.
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The continued airstrikes and occupation are another chapter in the long story of Israel pocketing immediate gains while entrenching ostensibly temporary arrangements that deny Palestinians peace and human rights.
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As Hamas seeks retaliation against Israeli-collaborators, Israel’s hardliners reap the benefits of internal violence, chaos and Palestinian division.
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If not, he risks another failure as his first ceasefire agreement fell by the wayside shortly after hostages were released.
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