Israel and Hamas agree truce in the Gaza strip

2011-08-23 10:17:37 GMT+7 (ICT)

GAZA CITY (BNO NEWS) -- Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group which governs the Gaza strip, have agreed to a ceasefire after five days of cross-border violence, officials said on Monday.

A Palestinian official announced on Monday that Hamas has agreed to ensure that the ceasefire will be recognized by smaller militant groups in Gaza which were responsible for most of the rockets fired at southern Israel in the past few days.

The radical Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), which often acts independently of the other Gaza militias, also agreed to a temporary halt of its rocket fire "for the sake of the Palestinian people."

Hamas had also promised a ceasefire on Sunday but, despite the agreement, at least 12 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel on late Sunday and early Monday morning. One of them was intercepted by an Iron Dome anti-rocket battery while the others resulted in no casualties.

The truce comes after tensions in the Gaza Strip have risen rapidly since Thursday's terrorists attacks which left eight Israelis dead in the Negev desert near the Red Sea resort town of Eliat. Seven of the attackers and five Egyptian security personnel were killed as Israeli troops pursued the suspected gunmen.

Since Thursday, Palestinian militants fired more than 100 rockets into Israel, killing one person and injuring several others. Israel responded to both attacks by carrying out a series of airstrikes in Gaza, killing at least six suspected militants, including Kamal Abu Abed al-Nairab who was a senior commander in the PRC.

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Israel at Peace with Hamas?, Hamas are not even at peace with the other Palestinian faction Fattah on the west bank, I would suggest that you read the "Hamas charter" or Covenant which says quite plainly the only way forward as far as the Jewish problem is concerned is through JIHAD, which of course Iran is bankrolling the Hamas leaders with millions just to fight their war by proxy for them against the Israelis.

Edited August 23, 201114 yr by Colin Yai

The definition of truce within Islam is always tactical and to be broken at any time when it is seen advantageous to do so, a flimsy pretext for breaking the truce is often given and invariably lapped up by the liberal left.

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/08/business-as-usual-hamas-reportedly-agrees-to-another-ceasefire.html

Edited August 23, 201114 yr by Steely Dan

The definition of truce within Islam is always tactical and to be broken at any time when it is seen advantageous to do so, a flimsy pretext for breaking the truce is often given and invariably lapped up by the liberal left.

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/08/business-as-usual-hamas-reportedly-agrees-to-another-ceasefire.html

Nice bit of common sense posting SD, and of course straight to the point and highly accurate to boot.

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