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Report: Egypt mediating ceasefire between Israel, Hamas
By JPOST.COM STAFF
LAST UPDATED: 11/11/2012 21:18
Egyptian officials are mediating between Israel and Hamas in an attempt to reach a ceasefire agreement to end the escalation of violence in the South, Israel Radio reported on Sunday.

Palestinian terrorists in Gaza have fired nearly 80 rockets and mortar shells into southern Israel in the past 24 hours, wounding three. Six Palestinians have been killed in IAF strikes on Gaza.

At this point (with a tentative ceasefire agreement not merely in negotiation, but actually due to place, according to some Israeli sources) Israel carried out a targetted assassination of Hamas military chief Ahmed Jabari, with the totally predictable consequence of an immediate escalation of attacks and counterattacks, and deaths on both sides.

Just what the doctor ordered...

It's crazy for Hamas to allow themselves to be used by Netanyahu in this way. "Crazy" includes "wicked" of course - but the so does using that craziness for political advantage.