Gaza crisis: Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement holds.

[kayecy]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20439967

Under the deal, Israel has agreed to end all hostilities and targeted killings, while all Palestinian factions will have to stop firing rockets into Israel and staging border attacks.

The original cease-fire document is here: https://twitter.com/JonDonnison/status/271318540047482880/photo/1

[kayecy]

1. Is this the first document ever signed by both Israel & Hamas?.....

.....Or in fact the first cease-fire agreement Israel has ever negotiated without UN involvement?

[azurnoir]

2. I don't know although when it comes to Hamas and Israel I believe it is a first n/t

[shira]

3. How many rockets per day is Hamas allowed to fire into Israel...

..without breaking the ceasefire?

[kayecy]

4. The interesting bit comes at the end of 24hrs......

Israel has committed itself to negotiating with Hamas for a reduction in the economic blockade......Israel negotiating with Hamas when they have sworn never to do so!

A lot of lives might have been saved if Israel had agreed to do this in 2006 instead of provoking more rockets by instituting an economic blockade.

[kayecy]

6. How many Gaza residents is Israel allowed to kill......

....without it breaking the ceasefire?


BBC report:

"It is the first reported killing since the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel came into force on Wednesday evening.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it fired warning shots at a group walking towards the border fence, then fired at their legs when they did not respond."


Simply fired at their legs and one dropped dead.......The is no suggestion they had arms or explosives.

[Igel]

5. Odd.

That's what Israel said was sufficient straight along.

It was unacceptable to many.

Now, the agreement to negotiate isn't the same as an agreement to agree to the demands. Still, Hamas is just after acceptance, it wants to be honored and respected and have stature. As equals.

Which make them superior to other factions. Honor's a zero-sum game.