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Israel and Palestinian movement Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, potentially bringing an end to Israel's devastating war in the enclave.

The ceasefire will go into effect on Sunday.

Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani announced the deal on Wednesday during a press conference in Doha.

The Qataris, alongside the Egyptians, helped negotiate the agreement with Israel, while the incoming US administration of President-elect Donald Trump applied pressure on the Israelis, Haaretz reported.

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[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 64 points 1 week ago (3 children)

because Israel always honours it's word

The Israeli government is expected to vote on the agreement on Thursday.

Sorry, a deal hasn't been reached until the bombs stop falling.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 week ago

My preemptive condolences for whomever from Palestine agreed to this ceasefire.

[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes. Netanyahu (who was known for backing out of deals that were already agreed to) has already announced a “last minute crisis” to block the deal.

[–] FolknForage@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

Sounds like an euphemism to a call from Trump or Likud nuts

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

There's also the fact that they reached a "ceasefire" with Lebanon and still had soldiers and tanks shooting at people there literally the day after.

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The timing seems very convenient, no? Especially since this was the Achilles heel of the dems.

[–] ToadOfHypnosis@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Netanyahu knows Trump is going to be better for HIS Israeli right wing party. The cease-fire was going to happen either way, because his Israeli party is paying too much of an international and domestic cost at this point. Netanyahu waited to be sure to give Trump the win if possible because he knows Trump will capitulate to his party. It was going to go this way after the election either way. It was self-serving. Wait and see what happens after the “cease fire.” This was politics between like minded parties, not compassion for the people of Gaza.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-likely-prefers-trump-in-historically-close-race-but-hes-hedging-his-bets/

[–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Makes sense. I just wish it wasn't so obvious how corrupt all this is.

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

It's sad that we long for the good old days of people having the decency to make an effort to hide their corruption.

[–] MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why didn’t he wait a week after Trump swearing in

[–] GoodEye8@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Probably so when Isreal eventually breaks the ceasefire Trump can blame it on the "worst ceasefire deal ever made".

Haha, you’re right. And here I was, thinking Biden would get the credit for the ceasefire and Trump would get the blame when it fails.

[–] Glasgow@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The faction that was blocking the bill has the green light to get stuck into the West Bank now trumps in and Gaza is quickly becoming an ever smaller death camp which is bad optics with little upside.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They had just as much of green light under Biden: nobody was stopping them from doing whatever they like in West Bank.

[–] Glasgow@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I guess they should’ve hired you and could’ve saved 100m

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Glasgow@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They’re not facts just a naive one dimensional take.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ok. They're also facts though.

[–] Glasgow@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

And so are the things I said. Turns out you need to consider lots of facts to realise the whole fact.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No, what you said was speculation.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml -5 points 1 week ago

Very convenient that Donald Trump did the thing Joe Biden could have done for 15 months. Ending the genocide with a single phone call.

Democrats have been gaslit into infinity. They now actually believe that the president of the USA does not have the power to stop Israel because Biden chose not to do so.

[–] randon31415@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Iran hostage deal reached the same day Carter leaves office. History repeats.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

Ah yes, I remember how Carter kept sending billions in arms to Iran

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yep. And now Israel has a friendlier government to solidify its gains.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You couldn't get a more Israel friendly government than the Biden administration

[–] FolknForage@lemm.ee -3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Oh sweet summer child - you are about to see what “friendly” really is

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Lol, blue maga is so desperate for the genocide to continue

[–] FolknForage@lemm.ee -1 points 1 week ago

I imagine you find comfort in such a simple worldview

[–] RangerJosie@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Israel will break it immediately.

They always have.

[–] FolknForage@lemm.ee 0 points 1 week ago

Not if Trumpy has a say in it…