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Gazans scale back border protests as Egypt renews cease-fire efforts
[IsraelTimes] Hamas, a regional Iranian catspaw, appears to be scaling back mass protests along the Gazoo-Israel frontier as Egypt renews its efforts to broker a cease-fire.Only a few hundred people joined a beach demonstration near the perimeter fence in northern Gazoo on Monday ‐ a much smaller turnout than previous weeks. The Hamas-run Health Ministry said 20 protesters were maimed by Israeli fire. The march took place as Egyptian mediators were in Gazoo for cease-fire talks. For the first time in months, there were no deaths during last Friday’s weekly protest. More than 100 Paleostinians were reported maimed in violent festivities on as thousands protested close to the fence, burning tires and throwing rocks at Israeli military positions along the Gazoo border. However, there's more than one way to skin a cat... Israeli defense officials said it was the quietest protest since the "March of Return" events began earlier this year. The protests intensified in recent weeks, moving from weekly to daily affairs, as Hamas sought to pressure Israel into a deal. The past few days have seen a reduction in violence along the border as mediators have made efforts to return the calm. Hadashot TV news reported Friday that Israeli officials believe Hamas has changed its policies regarding the festivities and is working toward curbing violence at the rallies. Jerusalem believes the terror group is moderating the demonstrations in order to allow Egyptian mediators a chance to strike a deal between Hamas and Israel for a long-term truce, the report said. Amid the relative calm, the cabinet has reportedly been briefed on an emerging UN- and Egyptian-mediated agreement for a long-term ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, that would see Qatar  ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...pay for the Gazoo Strip’s fuel, as well as fund the salaries of civil servants in the enclave. The deal will see the cessation of violent protests on the Strip’s border with Israel. In turn, Israel will allow Qatari-funded fuel to return to Gazoo and boost power supply, Israel’s Kan public broadcaster reported Monday. While Israel believes such an accord would likely lead the Paleostinian Authority to further cut funds to Gazoo, it may retaliate by deducting any cuts from tax revenues it transfers annually to the PA. Kan noted that ministers are aware the deal would boost Qatar’s regional influence while providing Hamas with a significant diplomatic achievement as it circumvents the PA while coordinating with the UN. PA leaders have been enraged by the move to bypass them in aiding Gazoo, and have reportedly been mulling slashing all aid to the Strip ‐ a cut of some $96 million that Israeli security officials believe could drive a desperate and cash-strapped Hamas toward conflict with Israel. Abbas has contended that the PA should not be held financially responsible for the Gazoo Strip where Hamas is in charge. He has, in the past, shown interest in reconciling with the terror group and returning PA rule to the coastal enclave. However, there's more than one way to skin a cat... Abbas has refused to do so unless Hamas disarms ‐ a condition that the Islamist group has shown no interest in accepting. But a number of Arab governments have objected to Abbas’s desire to choke off Hamas in Gazoo, concluding that such a measure would lead to a spike in violence. Some 156 Paleostinians have been killed and thousands more have been injured in the festivities with IDF troops, according to AP figures; Hamas has acknowledged that dozens of the dead were its members. One Israeli soldier was rubbed out by a sniper on the border. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-10-23 |
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