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As I post this there will be a cease fire initiative that will start between Hamas and the Israeli Defence Force. 7 pm EST is the time decided by both parties to start a cease fire operation. This decision is such good news to hear after 11 days of gruesome violence and deaths. Egypt is the nation to thank for this as they were the only nation that communicated with both the parties to reach this decision. 230 inhabitants of Gaza have been killed and 12 Israelis have been killed in this 11 day rocket exchange.
This issue has been receiving a lot of international attention from other nations and its citizens as well. There have been protests around the world, through social media as well as in person. Israel and Hamas did not talk with each other as both parties do not consider each other as legit entities. Hamas believes that Israel is not a nation and Israel characterises Hamas as a terrorist group, just like the European Union and US does. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said that he has talked to the Palestinian government and will work with them to ensure this cease fire. However, he says that the cease fire will only exist if the ground situation remains to be stable. President Biden says that he too was glad to see that Prime Minister Netanyahu has agreed to cooperate and also appreciated the Egyptian government in their efforts.
It is interesting to see other member nations actively participating in conversations, in order to reduce the death toll. Even though the situation may not be the same, we can hope that these strategies can be used to help the situation in internal wars like the one in Syria or Yemen.