...and now the ceasefire is over.
Hamas rejected the ceasefire at 9AM today. IDF respected it anyway for six hours. During those six hours, 47 rockets were launched from Gaza. After 6 hours of one sided aggression, Israel has given up on the ceasefire and is now fighting back.
That's it Hamas, launch 47 rockets whilst your enemy is observing a ceasefire and not attacking you
. Way to go Hamas, way to go
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Hamas is the majority party in the Palestinian Parliament and therefore represent the Palestinian people in the world's eyes.
Google will probably give you a good definition of what a ceasefire normally hopes to achieve
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The point of a ceasefire is generally that both sides agree to stop attacking each other for a while. This allows time for peaceful citizens to escape, medical supplies to be brought in, and the leaders of both sides to grow up & get around a table.
That's not what the news websites say:
Sami Abu Zuhri, a senior official with the Palestinian militant group, spoke moments after Israel accepted the offer. He said: 'This proposal is not acceptable.'
The al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, added that it had not officially received the text of the agreement but said excerpts the group had seen showed it was 'an initiative of kneeling and submission'. 'Our battle with the enemy continues and will increase in ferocity and intensity,' it said.
The Egyptian plan had called for hostilities to end this morning, followed by negotiations on easing the border blockade of Gaza. It called for a ceasefire to begin within 12 hours of 'unconditional acceptance' by the sides, followed by the opening of Gaza's border crossings and talks in Cairo within two days. What's not to like about that?
Israel did. For six hours. During which time there were 47 rockets launched from Gaza.