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applegrove

(118,832 posts)
Thu May 20, 2021, 04:26 PM May 2021

Israel Announces Cease Fire After 11 Days of Violence

Israel Announces Cease Fire After 11 Days of Violence

May 20, 2021 at 3:52 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 20 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/05/20/israel-announces-cease-fire-after-11-days-of-violence/

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“The Israeli security cabinet voted to accept a ceasefire late Thursday as the Israeli south and Gaza remain inflamed,” the Jerusalem Post reports.

“Sources from the cabinet meeting said that the IDF will cease airstrikes on Gaza immediately. However, in the case Hamas continues to fire rockets into Israel, the IDF will return to full operational activities in the Gaza Strip and the ceasefire will be cancelled immediately.”

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Israel Announces Cease Fire After 11 Days of Violence (Original Post) applegrove May 2021 OP
Does the Palestinian general strike have anything to do with this? guillaumeb May 2021 #1
Prospect of a non-Likud Unity Government destroyed. maxsolomon May 2021 #2

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
1. Does the Palestinian general strike have anything to do with this?
Thu May 20, 2021, 05:49 PM
May 2021

Or are Netanyahu's polling numbers up?

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