Uneasy Gaza truce comes into effect - 19 Jun 08

A truce between Israel and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza has come into effect, with both sides voicing doubts over how long the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire will hold.

The six-month truce, which includes Hamas, began at 0600 (0300GMT) on Thursday, although violence in the Gaza Strip continued until the ceasefire came into effect.

The truce is supposed to put an end to Palestinian rocket attacks and Israeli raids.

However just minutes before the ceasefire began, a Palestinian man was killed by Israeli fire.

The killing highlights just how fragile this agreement is.

But as Al Jazeera's Hannah Belcher reports people on both sides of the border are hoping the truce will last.

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[777Finster]

The word of God is a double edge sword. A line will be drawn. The true God is the God who chose Israel...... He is with us.

[ronen418]

P oor A ngry L azy E mpty S ociety T ormented by I ranian N eeds I n A ttacking other N ations

[Ishayau]

There are Extremists and Moderates, both within Israel and the Arab world. Sadly, it is the voice of the Extremist that mostly finds its way, leading to war and killing. The justification of extremism in any way and shape only fuels more extremism. Its difficult to understand how to cultures that greet you with the word Peace (SALAM, SHALOM), use war as a way to solve their disputes.

[chutzpah37]

fool

[17745684]

muslim warriors"

Let's BOMB THEIR CIVILIANS without any kind of targeting. Let's launch mortars into heavily populated areas. Let's plant bombs around their homes.Let's shoot their civilians working their fields!

Let's all hide behind civilian human shields while doing so!

And when they retaliate, let's all hide in ratholes and moan and whine and call the BBC, CNN, Aj-Jazeera and our brothers to stop the 'vicious attacks' and 'atrocities'.

fuck islam get out of uk.BNP support israel

[Maxwedge12000]

Primitive relates to the lack of complexity of the item being discussed. Example, a bow and arrow is a primitive weapon but I sure as hell would not want to be shot with one of them. No contradictions, you just did not understand. I hope this clears it up for you.

[sissiyanet]

YOU R REALLY LAUGHING AT yourselves! and CONTRADICTING yourselves, you call them "primitive rockets" and you make fun of them, then, in return, you r So frightned & u start acting crazily out of terror when one of those "primitive rockets" is thrown at you! what a paradox!!!

[bobpulga]

Just to make it clear ! At d present time there is no palestine. Indeed there r two separate entities: Fatahland and Hamastan. Two prime ministers, two different laws - in the second case the sharia, two different armies, two different peace proposal - ops sorry again - Hamas even bother mentioning this words when it comes to Jews.

[FedFarmer]

Whenever, under pressure from other nations, the United Nations voted for Resolutions against Israel's egregious behavior, Washington has rushed to defend the Jewish State, and vetoed over 80 attempts by the international community to support Palestinian rights. Israel has ignored those rules set by the Geneva Convention. In this disgusting campaign to protect our "parasite," Washington has weakened the prestige of the United Nations, and shamed us before the world.

[justletuslive]

The U.N found out that Israel doesn't live up to the truce. Gaza violated the truce 1-0 Israel violated the truce now 8-10 times. But the media is concerned about Gaza and an old man being shot while working in his field and a 17 year old being shot unarmed then forced to bleed to death is just not worth reporting for them...

Luckily we have Al-Jazeera so this mumble shared doesn't have to go on, its a direct to insult to our brains.