No arms on agenda for Israel talks: Islamic Jihad
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Palestinians reach long-term truce with Israel: Officials
Palestinian resistance groups and Israeli officials have reportedly reached an agreement on a permanent ceasefire for the besieged Gaza Strip.
According to Palestinian sources, the Palestinians and the Israelis agreed to a permanent ceasefire on Tuesday.
"The contacts that have been going on have agreed a permanent ceasefire, a (deal to) end the blockade and a guarantee that Gaza's demands and needs will be met," media quoted a senior unnamed Palestinian official as saying.
Meanwhile, Mussa Abu Marzuk, a senior official from the Palestinian resistance group Hamas, said the truce marks a victory for the Palestinians. He added that the truce is expected to be officially announced in the Egyptian capital Cairo.
The developments come as previous temporary ceasefires have failed to produce a deal between the two sides.
The contentious subject at the Cairo talks has been the issue of the Israeli blockade of the impoverished territory.
The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas wants the seven-year siege of Gaza, which has crippled the coastal enclave and tightly restricted the movement of goods and people, to be removed.
The Palestinians also demand that the coastal territory be allowed to open an airport and seaport.
Israel launched an aerial military campaign against Gaza in early July and later expanded its operation with a ground invasion.
More than 2,137 Palestinians, including around 570 children, have been killed so far in the Israeli onslaught on Gaza. Some 11,000 others have been wounded.
Most of the victims were civilians, including children, women and the elderly.
Tel Aviv says 68 Israelis have been killed in the conflict, but Hamas puts the number at more than 150.
PressTV - Palestinians reach long-term truce with Israel: Officials
The Palestinian resistance will no be disarmed, this was a big if not the biggest issue, and by agreeing to this permanent truce deal, Usrael has proved that it could not keep going on militarily, since despite all the heavy losses, the Palestinian resistance movements could still disrupt Usraeli's life on a daily basis with almost no victims but no quality of life worth living either for hundreds of thousands of Usraelis, disruption of an international airport, hellish life in military bases and keeping the Israeli ground troops at bay, or inflicting unacceptable heavy casualties on them.
If someone does not call this a victory of some kind, than he must rethink again.
This led to the agreement more than anything else, This agreement is no less than lifting the blockade for good, opening and enlarging the fishing zone of Gaza, agreement for not intervening in the construction of a seaport and an airport that can boost Gazan's trade with the exterior world, and much more possibilities to better the life of these Palestinians who has proved steadfast in the face of dangerous odds.
So, congratulations to the Gazan Palestinian people, and may God help you achieve your deserved dreams of success, freedom and a better life for you and your future generations.
