Gaza Ceasefire Already over; War Resumes

An Egyptian-brokered ceasefire that Western and Israeli leaders hoped would bring an end to the
current Gaza war had already collapsed by Tuesday afternoon,
just hours after Israel's cabinet voted in favor of the truce.
Around mid-morning, Israeli ministers voted 6-2 to accept the Egyptian proposal, and the Israeli army was ordered to halt all
operations against terrorist forces in Gaza. But, the Gaza rockets just kept
coming. Volley after volley targeted central and northern
Israel. And though Israel's Iron dome prevented any serious damage or injuries, Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel wouldn't
accept the lopsided situation for very long.
By mid-afternoon, Israel was against striking targets in Gaza, and the war appeared to be back
in full swing. Hamas had officially rejected the proposed ceasefire from the
beginning, while militants from Sinai, Syria and Lebanon joined the fray overnight.
Egypt announced the ceasefire on Monday to great enthusiasm
among Western leaders and most Israelis. But Hamas officials called the
terms of the Egyptian ceasefire proposal “unacceptable,” and
claimed it had never even been presented to them. According to
media reports, the proposal called for an immediate halt to all
hostilities, followed by talks in Cairo to hammer out further
details of a long-term truce. Left-wing politicians and
organizations in Israel urged the
government to implement a one-
sided ceasefire, even if Hamas continued to attack the Jewish
state. They argued that Israel’s long-term interests must take precedence over a short-term victory, and that leaving Hamas strong and in control of Gaza was preferable to creating a situation where the coastal enclave descended into chaos
and became a haven for even more dangerous terror groups.
Gaza-based Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh boasted that Israel’s
eagerness for a ceasefire was
evidence that the “Zionists” were losing the war.
In overnight attacks on Israel, the
southern resort town of Eilat was hit for the first time in the
current flare-up, presumably by
terrorists operating in the Sinai Peninsula. Four Israelis were
reported wounded by shrapnel as at least one of the rockets
struck the center of Eilat’s popular resort area. Also overnight, two more rockets
from Lebanon hit northern Israel, as did a missile fired from war- torn Syria. It marked the first
time Israel had been
simultaneously attacked on four
fronts - Gaza, Sinai, Lebanon and
Syria.
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What is even wrong with Gaza, this would have been an opportunity for them to rest from israel's bombing but no they prefer war now. Even if they had succeeded in injuring few jews, it is almost nothing compared to the number of people killed by the zionists' bomb. From all indication they are the ones loosing and there is nothing to boast about now. Peace I believe will do both parties more good than this war, the two parties should think twice. Besides Gaza should have known by now that israel is one un forgiven nation who will stop at nothing to retaliate. To think they even accepted to cease fire, I really feel for Gaza, they are in a living hell now, they would have accepted the ceasefire and seek for more peaceful ways to get back what they've lost . Smh

The isrealis and the arab, both people are so war loving!