Israel-Hamas ceasefire phase 2 to begin soon
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Near-daily exchanges of fire are extending the fighting and creating a roadblock in peace talks.
A cease-fire after two years of war with Israel has allowed Hamas to tighten its grip on power again. “It’s still standing,” one Israeli official said.
A SENIOR Hamas figure warned today that the Palestinian resistance group would not move forward into the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement until more pressure was placed on Israel.Husam Badran,
Hamas said on Tuesday that the Gaza ceasefire plan cannot proceed to its second phase as long as Israeli "violations" persist and called on mediators to pressure Israel to respect the agreement.