Is this the downfall of Egyptian-brokered truce?
The Egyptian-brokered cease-fire agreement between the Gaza Strip and Israel is now threatened by resistance attacks in the West Bank.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Joint Operation Room of the Palestinian Resistance Factions warned in a press statement Dec. 23 that the Palestinian resistance will respond to the Israeli atrocious acts if “excessive and disproportionate violence” continues against the protesters.
This warning comes in response to what the statement described as “a deliberate shooting” of civilian protesters by the Israeli army during the ongoing return marches protests at the Gaza border.
This development threatens the Egyptian-brokered cease-fire agreement reached Nov. 13 following the most intense military escalation between Israel and the Palestinian factions since the last conflict in 2014.
The Joint Operation Room's decision to change the rules of engagement and include the return marches in the eye-for-an-eye equation comes days after Hamas intensified its attacks against the Israeli army in the West Bank.
