The cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel has been approved by both parties. Initially, Hamas will release forty eight hostages and Israel will set free a couple of thousand Palestinians in its jails. Israel may do this, but knowing how it has behaved in the past, it's doubtful if it will honor the other clauses in the agreement. Israel has consistently violated all previous agreements, including the Oslo accords, that stipulated the creation of a Palestinian state.
Most Western countries support Israel, despite evidence that a majority of their populations are sympathetic to Palestinians. Even Sweden supports the apartheid state, despite the evidence of its famous activist Greta Thunberg that she and other flotilla activists was severely maltreated after being arrested by the Israelis.
We can be sure that Israel will go on killing innocent Palestinians, seizing their land and committing genocide as long as it has the support of the US and other Western countries. It will never agree to the formation of a Palestinian state. Perhaps the growing support for Palestine in the US may persuade American politicians to insist that Israel agree to give freedom to the Arabs but it won't happen soon. In the meantime, South Africa should insist that Netanyahoo be tried for genocide by the International Court of Justice.
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