Hamas and Israel agree long-term deal which will ease
Israeli blockade of enclave after talks brokered by Egypt.

Thousands of Palestinians are celebrating in Gaza after
Israel and Palestinian groups agreed an open-ended
ceasefire to end seven weeks of fighting in Gaza.

The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, said on Tuesday
from the occupied West Bank that a formula had been
accepted by all parties and that a ceasefire had gone into
effect at 16.00 GMT.

He hailed the agreement as a chance to "build a new nation
and end the occupation", before thanking Egypt, Qatar and
the US for their roles in brokering the agreement made
during indirect talks in Cairo.

The Reuters and AP news agencies quoted Israeli officials as
saying that the Israeli government had accepted the deal.
Israeli media reported the same.

Hamas's exiled deputy leader, Moussa Abu Marzouk, said
the agreement was a "victory for the resistance".

Crowds took to the bombed-out streets of Gaza to celebrate
the end of hostilities. Many used the v-sign to signify
Palestinian victory over Israel.

Al Jazeera's Andrew Simmons, reporting Gaza, said that the
deal agreed an immediate easing of Israel's blockage of
crossings into Gaza, and a gradual lifting of restrictions on
fishing off the coast of the strip.

"The embargo will be lifted and the five border posts will see
considerable changes, with the Rafah border crossing
opening," he said in reference to the crossing between Egypt
and Gaza.

Discussions on the creation of a seaport and airport will take
place in a month, when indirect talks betwen Israel and
Palestinians will resume.

Ofir Gendelman, the Israeli prime minister's spokesman for
the Arab world, said operations in Gaza were a victory for
Israel. "During the last 50 days, Hamas was dealt the hardest
military blow it received since the foundation of this terrorist
organisation," he said.

m.aljazeera.com/se/2014826135242392859

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Op fix ur source! I just hope this works for good. If there's going to be any war crime ish, both party should be charged.

Israel, peace loving people of God

JimIbanga: Israel, peace loving people of God

Peace loving indeed, I Can bet anything that Israel will be d first to violate dis peace deals by building houses on Palestine land

The problem is with Hamaz is the Islamic ideaology of kill Israelis and go to heaven,just give them two days and they wil fire a rocket to Israel and the war wil start again.

Knowing Israelis and palestines very very well, this peace agreement will not last. Before you know it, you will hear of Palestine rockets and Israeli bombardments in a short while. Both sides are just to go back home to regroup. If agreements reached at the White House can't work, is it Cairo agreements that will work?

TellBlazer: The problem is with Hamaz is the Islamic ideaology of kill Israelis and go to heaven,just give them two days and they wil fire a rocket to Israel and the war wil start again.

But Israel can take their land abi, or that one skip ya mind

Only the ignorant or the sincerely-ignorant people will keep saying/believing that a place merely as large as a state in Nigeria is trying to wipe a whole country.

Although they were mercilessly killed and there homes destroyed, they fought for freedom, against oppression, stealing of there lands and the right to live...

Let us see how long it will be before Hamas strike again or Israel goes after a deadly terrorist in Palestine.