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August 27, 2014       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/israel-destroys-2-gaza-high-rises-in-escalation/2014/08/26/8f557714-2ce1-11e4-be9e-60cc44c01e7f_story.html

In Gaza, Cease-Fire Celebrated with Massive Gunfire

(AP-Washington Post) Mohammed Daraghmeh and Karin Laub - Israel and Hamas announced Tuesday that they agreed to an open-ended cease-fire in the Gaza war after seven weeks of fighting. In Gaza, massive celebratory gunfire erupted after 7 p.m. Chants normally reserved for Muslim holidays could be heard from mosque loudspeakers. The details of the cease-fire would effectively mean Hamas and Islamic Jihad settled for terms that are similar to those that ended more than a week of fighting with Israel in 2012. Under those terms, Israel promised to ease restrictions gradually, while Hamas pledged to halt rocket fire from Gaza at Israel. Even though it apparently had little to show for it, Hamas declared victory.

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