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Gaza ceasefire deliberations, Egyptians walk after latest rocketry, Hamas honchos hide, rocketeers identified
[Al Ahram] Egyptian mediators are consulting with the Israelis and Hamas, the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood, leaders in Gazoo in the hope of concluding a deal that informed officials say has been tantalisingly close for the last 12 weeks.The delay, say Egyptian sources, is mainly a result of Hamas’ reluctance to solidly commit to some of Israel’s security demands. The consultations are expected to intensify, and be conducted at a higher level than previously, in an attempt to head off strikes threatened by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Official sources in Cairo say Egypt, Israel and the US agreed to the importance of securing "a relatively solid and sustainable" ceasefire between Israel and Hamas during talks that President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi held on the sidelines of last month’s United Nations ...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks... General Assembly in New York. The aim, they add, is not just to avert a new Israel war on an already devastated Gazoo but to halt any further deterioration in the humanitarian situation in the overpopulated and impoverished Strip. Avoiding an kaboom in Gazoo over stifling living conditions is essential to the interests of both Egypt and Israel, say the sources, and a ceasefire, tried and tested for a few months, is a prerequisite for the launch of any Gazoo economic development plan. "We have managed to secure a level of restraint from both sides during the past few weeks but this ceasefire will remain vulnerable in the absence of a full deal between Hamas and Israel," said a well-informed Egyptian source. "We made it clear to the Paleostinian Authority and Hamas that we are not willing to see an kaboom in Gazoo and we are worried that in the absence of a reliable ceasefire to allow for the start of economic reconstruction anything could happen." Egyptian delegation leaves Gaza as Hamas expresses ‘regret’ over cancelled visit [IsraelTimes] Senior Hamas, a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth", official Moussa Abu Marzouk posts on Twitter that the ruling group "regrets" Egypt’s decision to cancel intelligence chief Abbas Kamel’s visit to the region tomorrow. Meanwhile, ...back at the Senate, the partisans of Honorius went for their knives and the partisans of Stilicho went for the doors... the Egyptian delegation that arrived in Gazoo ahead of Kamel’s visit left the Strip via the Erez crossing with Israel. The Ynet news site reported that the visiting Cairo officials spent the day speaking with the various faction in the Strip, urging them not to launch more rockets at Israel tonight. Hamas leaders go into hiding ahead of possible Israeli strikes — reports [IsraelTimes] Hamas, the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood, leadership in Gazoo has gone into hiding in anticipation of fresh Israeli strikes on the group’s positions later tonight, according to reports in the Paleostinian media. According to the reports, Hamas leaders have also evacuated cop shoppes and instructed their fighters to abandon their outposts in the Strip. IDF: Terror cell that launched rockets is 'errant' faction affiliated with Iran [Ynet] The IDF Spokesperson's Unit said on Wednesday that the terrorist cell, which was attacked this morning in the northern Gazoo Strip by the IDF during a rocket launch attempt, is a radical and "errant" faction that used to belong to Fatah and who have close ties with Iran. Posted by: Fred 2018-10-18 |
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