Day 39 of Operation Protective Edge

PREAMBLE: Operation Protective Edge enters its 39th day. Thursday, the 38th, saw a new five-day truce hold steady. Focus shifted instead to strains in Israel-US ties, with Washington, DC, confirming that the US has instituted new review procedures for arms sales to Israel.

Israel’s negotiators are expected to return to Cairo on Saturday night, amid the now-routine conflicting reports about progress in talks on a long-term ceasefire arrangement. Israel’s security cabinet met Thursday, and is set to meet again Friday, on the emerging terms.

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