Egypt, Qatar helped broker ceasefire with Israel, Palestinians say
The assessment in the Gaza Strip is that neither Hamas nor PIJ is keen at this stage on entering into a major round of fighting with Israel.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH
Egypt and Qatar played a major role in achieving the latest ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said on Wednesday.
The sources said the unofficial ceasefire, which went into effect at 4:00 a.m. Wednesday has reached thanks to mediation efforts by Egyptian and Qatari officials after the Palestinian factions launched dozens of rockets at Israel in response to the death of senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad official Khader Adnan in Israeli custody on Tuesday after an 86-day hunger strike.
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The assessment in the Gaza Strip is that neither Hamas nor PIJ is keen at this stage on entering into a major round of fighting with Israel.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH
Egypt and Qatar played a major role in achieving the latest ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said on Wednesday.
The sources said the unofficial ceasefire, which went into effect at 4:00 a.m. Wednesday has reached thanks to mediation efforts by Egyptian and Qatari officials after the Palestinian factions launched dozens of rockets at Israel in response to the death of senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad official Khader Adnan in Israeli custody on Tuesday after an 86-day hunger strike.
more........... https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-741977
