Posted on 08/24/2014 11:06:45 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
Terrorist factions in Gaza are apparently split once again over the possibility of accepting an Egyptian ceasefire proposal, with Hamas stubbornly refusing to accept it and at least two Islamic Jihad leaders claiming a truce will come into effect imminently.
Islamic Jihad official Khaled al-Battash told interviewers a ceasefire would be coming into effect "within hours", along the same basis as the ceasefire following Operation Pillar of Defense in 2012, as outlined by an Egyptian proposal. The truce deal would include provisions for the rehabilitation of Gaza after a month and a half of fierce fighting, as well as an extension of the coastal fishing zone for Gazans.
It is not clear whether the ceasefire proposal he is referring to is the initial Egyptian proposal, which was rejected by Hamas and Islamic Jihad, or a fresh proposal.
Another senior Islamic Jihad leader, Ziad Nakhleh, also claimed that a long-term ceasefire would be reached soon.
That claim, however, has not yet been verified by any other sources, and Israel has remained silent thus far.
Hamas leaders have been sounding an altogether different note, however. The terror group, which rules the Gaza Strip, has said it informed Egypt it would not accept the indefinite ceasefire, with talks on other "core issues" to follow afterwards, but is demanding that all its conditions - including the opening of air and sea ports and a total lifting of the Israeli blockade - be fulfilled first.
.....
(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
No Ceasefire - Flatten Gaza - drive all the Pals into the Sinai or the sea .
Uh, which branch?, which movement?, which tribe?, which sect?, which faction? which party?, which “resistance” group?, which terrorists? which leader?, which nation?, which people?
The Paleostinians are not ripe for peace and Democracy.
They do not have clue about it or how to go about obtaining it. Nor, do they desire it - that would rob them of their ongoing victimhood bellyaching.
They support the much lauded, “two-state solution”...which is actually the rewarmed, re-heated pile of dung on a paper plate called the 1947 Partition for Palestine resolution.
These people respect dictators, strongmen, violence and destruction, actually, they worship it.
Look what they do to each other and in their mosques. Why should ANYBODY respect their point of view?
Oh, you mean the Hamas that brutally murders it’s own citizens without any type of trial when somebody even suggests they might be helping Israel? That Hamas?
The Hamas that should be wiped from the face of the earth to the very last man? That Hamas?
The whole world should just get on with this and get it over with already.
Attention Palestinians, Israel is the hammer and you’re the nail on the anvil. Who do you think will get hammered?
Durka durka Mohammed jihad! Sherpa sherpa, baclava!
damn fine acting!
Why not? It's not like it would be forever. It would only last until you break the agreement.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.