Friday 20 June 2008

Peace Breaks Out in Gaza

The shaky truce in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas appears to be holding, according to observers.

In the days before the peace deal came into effect on Wednesday, Israeli forces made several armed incursions into Palestinian territory, and flurries of missiles were fired into Israel. However, the first 36 hours of the truce have seen no major incidents.

Hamas officials and Israeli military commanders say that the truce shows every sign of lasting, at least until both sides have brought up fresh stocks to replace all the ammunition they expended just before it came into effect.

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