Peace in Gaza...? An end to the siege...?
some good news amidst the gloom of the world situation in general and the fact that george w. bush is still president of the united states...
The Gaza Strip's ruling Hamas militant group said Tuesday it has reached a cease-fire with Israel meant to halt a cycle of deadly Palestinian rocket attacks that rained hundreds of rockets on Israel in the past year and Israeli reprisals that have killed hundreds of Palestinians.
The accord, set to go into effect at 6 a.m. Thursday (11 p.m. EDT Wednesday), has the bigger aim of ending Israel's yearlong economic blockade of Gaza and bringing home a captive Israeli soldier.
But the phased approach is prone to pitfalls, and past truces have quickly broken down. Israel cautiously promised a "new reality" if the rocket fire ends.
please, lord, let it stick and let the criminal siege of gaza be at an end...
Labels: Gaza, Gaza siege, hamas, Israel, Middle East
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