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Friday, August 1, 2014
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Friday, August 1, 2014
‘Hours before ceasefire can be most violent’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsrael Radio reminds listeners that the hours before a ceasefire can sometimes be the most violent, as the UN announces a 72-hour ceasefire.
Its diplomatic reporter Chico Menashe says the announced deal may mark a moment when Israel and Hamas have a common interest in calm, but stresses the situation is extremely fragile.
He notes that the joint US-UN text provides that during the 72 hour truce, “the forces on the ground will remain in place.” This clause reflects Netanyahu’s insistence that he would not agree to a deal that requires the IDF to stop looking for and demolishing Hamas’s terror tunnels.
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