(Times - UK) Editorial - The proposal floated would not have ended attacks on Israeli soldiers, did not bear the signatures of any Palestinian leaders, and comes after all too many protestations of peace more honoured in the breach than the observance. Above all, the ceasefire offer did not have the backing of Hamas, the organisation led by Salah Shehada. Given his record, and that of his organisation, the likelihood of any cessation of hostilities from Hamas seems wildly improbable. Given his bloodstained and continuing role in directing indiscriminate terror, the Israeli targeting of Salah Shehada is as justified as the West's pursuit of any al-Qaeda leader. Israel must continue to fight its war of self-defence.
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