Deal agreed to extend Gaza ceasefire for two days, say Hamas and Qatar

[CharlieH]

 

Deal agreed to extend Gaza ceasefire for two days, say Hamas and Qatar

Palestinian group says it has agreed to continuation of truce with same conditions, but Israel has not commented

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A deal to extend the current ceasefire between Israel and Hamas by two days has been agreed after a frantic dash by mediators with just over 12 hours remaining before hostilities in Gaza were due to resume.

Hamas said it had agreed to the extension of the four-day truce by 48 hours after the intervention of Qatar and Egypt, the principal mediators for the initial agreement, and with the same conditions.

 

There was no immediate confirmation from Israel, but António Guterres, the UN secretary general, hailed the extension as “a glimpse of hope and humanity in the middle of the darkness of war”.

 

There are widespread fears that any break in the conflict that has devastated swaths of Gaza and killed many thousands of civilians will only be brief.

Yoav Gallant, Israel’s defence minister, told troops on Monday that when fighting recommenced its “strength will be greater, and it will take place throughout the entire strip”. “You now have a few days, we will return to fighting, we will use the same amount of power and more,” Gallant said.

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has pledged to crush Hamas.

 

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[Stargeezr]

The Hamas leader who lives in Qatar, must be a well fed fellow. Living in luxury while

having the animals kill and rape innocent people is something the world should realize

is what happens to the victems of Hamas and other terror groups. The ones who are being released

are lucky to still be alive, and I hope that all of them are eventually allowed to go back to isreal.

One can dream.