Cease-Fire Has Come To A Close

The six-month long cease-fire between the Israelis and Hamas will end on Friday, said Hamas, who are the Islamists who control the Gaza Strip. It is hard to really call this a cease fire, there has been fairly constant fighting throughout, which is probably why it is coming to an end. Both sides have said that they will retaliate to any attack upon their territory. Hamas said on their website that the cease-fire is ending because the Israelis did not follow through with the conditions. As the cease-fire drew to a close, attacks by the two factions have become more and more frequent. It is hard to tell whether or not these attacks are from the Israelis and Hamas seeing as there are so many smaller factions fighting the same battle. The Palestinian President is calling for the cease-fire to continue, but he is not in charge of the Gaza Strip, Hamas seized control of it in 2007 and have occupied it since.

The fighting between Israel and Hamas has been going on for to long, and there is no end is sight. Civilians lose there lives to this senseless fighting and the Israelis and Hamas know this, but they are determined not to let other side win. With the cease-fire things seemed as if they might be getting better. But we see now that the fighting will continue.