.theguardian - 4 days ago

The Israeli PM wants to bolster his position and ward off global pariah status. But he has shifted gears before and may do so againIn Gaza, children, journalists and rescue workers who have seen their peers and colleagues killed in front of their eyes for the past two years have started to rejoice at the prospect that their living nightmare could finally be over. So, too, have the families of Israeli hostages who thought they might never see their loved ones again. We can only share in their relief. And still, the reasons to be wary of the ceasefire’s long-term prospects are endless.We have been here before. I’m haunted by a video from back in January, in which 28-year-old Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif removes his press vest and helmet live on air before being hoisted aloft by a joyous crowd as he announces news of a ceasefire. That deal led to several successful exchanges of Israeli and Palestinian captives and brought two months of relative respite to Gaza – before Israel tore up the agreement by launching more than 100 airstrikes on the besieged territory in one night, killing more than 400 Palestinians. Five months later, Israel bombed a press tent outside a Gaza City hospital, killing Sharif and five other journalists. Continue reading...

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