[Ha'aretz] Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff - Hamas warnings are looking more and more like brinkmanship. The same spokesmen who kept threatening an end to the six-month cease-fire are now willing to renew talks about extending it. Hamas knows full well that the food supply of two-thirds of Gaza residents depends on international aid. If the crossing points remain closed, the Gazans who stood on long bakery lines Tuesday are liable to turn their anger not just against Israel, but also against Hamas.
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