(Jerusalem Post) Yaakov Lappin - With the Egyptians acting as intermediaries, an arrangement between Israel and Hamas is beginning to take shape that has seen all terror factions in Gaza committing themselves to the cease-fire. Under the new terms, terror factions will not activate bomb-filled tunnels, set off explosives on the border or fire guided missiles and mortars at IDF forces. The IDF, for its part, will not order an air strike unless it is absolutely certain that a rocket will be fired at Israel in the immediate future. While Gazan farmers will be allowed to work their fields up to a hundred meters from the border, no armed men, including Hamas police, may approach the fence.
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