Reply #27: You yourself stated that both sides broke the cease fire

[oberliner]

You wrote in an earlier post that after Israel broke the truce, Hamas followed by also breaking the truce.

Here is an article from The Guardian from that period:

A four-month ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza was in jeopardy today after Israeli troops killed six Hamas gunmen in a raid into the territory.

Hamas responded by firing a wave of rockets into southern Israel, although no one was injured. The violence represented the most serious break in a ceasefire agreed in mid-June, yet both sides suggested they wanted to return to atmosphere of calm.

Israeli troops crossed into the Gaza Strip late last night near the town of Deir al-Balah. The Israeli military said the target of the raid was a tunnel that they said Hamas was planning to use to capture Israeli soldiers positioned on the border fence 250m away. Four Israeli soldiers were injured in the operation, two moderately and two lightly, the military said.

One Hamas gunman was killed and Palestinians launched a volley of mortars at the Israeli military. An Israeli air strike then killed five more Hamas fighters. In response, Hamas launched 35 rockets into southern Israel, one reaching the city of Ashkelon.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/05/israelandthepalestinians

People can draw their own conclusions regarding the events of November 4.

Both sides agreed to continue the cease fire in spite of these events, and they did until the six months was up and Hamas declared the cease fire over.