Thursday 22 November 2012

Rockets go silent as Gaza-Israel cease-fire appears to hold

Near the Israel-Gaza border (CNN) -- As the cease-fire between Israel and Gaza continued to hold Thursday, Palestinian leaders gave heated speeches to a throng of jubilant Gazans on their "victory" over the "enemy."

Mohammed Hindi, the leader of Islamic Jihad, a party to the truce brokered in Egypt, called for more weapons to maintain resistance against Israel.

Supporters of Hamas, which controls Gaza, and supporters of its moderate rival Palestinian party, Fatah, gathered for a peaceful rally and speech near the parliament in Gaza City, which was hit this week in an airstrike. In a rare showing of unity, a chorus of yellow Fatah flags joined green Hamas banners flapping in the breeze alongside Palestinian flags.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.