r/JewsOfConscience • u/sar662 Jewish • Jul 11 '24

Opinion Opinion | A Gaza cease-fire agreement appears within reach

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/10/israel-hamas-gaza-ceasefire-agreement-within-reach/

It's not a done deal by any stretch of the imagination but I'm glad to see there is hope again.

The key things that have shifted seem to be * (So far unspecified) Arab states have agreed to back an interim government which is not Hamas, not israel, is not the Palestinian authority (but has ties to the PA) * Egypt saying they will work to block new smuggling tunnels between Egypt and Gaza. * Both sides agreed to a UN proposal that once a ceasefire begins it will continue indefinitely as long as both parties are engaged in further negotiation.

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u/NathMorr Jewish Jul 11 '24

Didn't Netanyahu say he would only accept a partial ceasefire? Did he change his mind or did that position only apply to the current stage of ceasefire agreements? Either way, I'm very cautiously optimistic about this news.

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u/sar662 Jewish Jul 11 '24

I was also surprised but the comment I saw was that both sides agreed to the framework. _fingers crossed _