Naziyahu’s ceasefire is meant to keep Gaza imprisoned
NOVANEWS
Netanyahu’s ceasefire is meant to keep Gaza imprisoned
By Jonathan Cook in Nazareth
Palestinians in Gaza should have been able to breathe a sigh of relief last week, as precarious ceasefire talks survived a two-day-long, heavy exchange of strikes that threatened to unleash yet another large-scale military assault by Israel.
Late on 13 November, after the most intense bout of violence in four years, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Hamas, the Islamic movement that rules Gaza, approved a long-term truce brokered by Egypt.
Both are keen to avoid triggering an explosion of popular anger in Gaza, the consequences of which would be difficult to predict or contain.
The tiny enclave is on life support, having endured three devastating and sustained attacks by Israel, as wel...