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Ceasefire leaves Israel and Hamas exactly where they were before

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Published: 6 May 2019

Last updated: 4 March 2024

4 Israelis dead in rocket barrages and 25 Palestinians reported dead in Gaza over the weekend; Both sides intensified their attacks in the weekend, but kept to the same strategy, ending up where they started

Israel and Hamas are bartering, Gaza ceasefire leaves Israel and Hamas exactly where they were before (Times of Israel)
It appears that the leaders of Hamas and Israel are not interested in war. But the dynamics of confrontation are working overtime, reminiscent of the days leading to the 2014 Gaza war

Israeli Government Ordered Military to End Gaza Fighting Before Eurovision (Haaretz)
If understandings reached with Gazan factions aren't implemented, fighting will resume within days or weeks, defense officials say

Hamas twists Israel's arm right before Eurovision (Haaretz)
Killing of Hamas operatives, delay in Qatari money transfer spurred a significant escalation of rocket attacks

Netanyahu and the right are weak in the face of Hamas(Ynet)
Opinion: The terrorist organization running Gaza had a clear interest in Netanyahu winning the elections, so it kept quiet until that happened; but now that he has been re-elected, it no longer wants to play his game

 

Photo: Israeli air defence system Iron Dome intercepts rockets, fired from Gaza, near Sderot, Israel, on Saturday. Credit: AP/Ariel Schalit
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