The current war in Gaza was not one
Israel or Hamas sought. But both had no doubt that a new confrontation
would come. The 21 November 2012 ceasefire that ended an eight-day-long
exchange of Gazan rocket fire and Israeli aerial bombardment was never
implemented. It stipulated that all Palestinian factions in Gaza would
stop hostilities against Israel, that Israel would end attacks against
Gaza by land, sea and air – including the ‘targeting of individuals’
(assassinations, typically by drone-fired missile) – and that the
closure of Gaza would essentially end as a result of Israel’s ‘opening
the crossings and facilitating the movements of people and transfer of
goods, and refraining from restricting residents’ free movements and
targeting residents in border areas’. An additional clause noted that
‘other matters as may be requested shall be addressed,’ a reference to
private commitments by Egypt and the US to help thwart weapons smuggling
into Gaza, though Hamas has denied this interpretation of the clause..''
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