The triumph of the 3rd Intifada forces a ceasefire
La Marx International
On October 9, delegates from the Israeli government and the Palestinian militias Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, meeting in Egypt, agreed to a ceasefire, the "first phase" of which involves an exchange of hostages, the withdrawal of Israeli troops and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to a temporary stop, and the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza. Under the agreement, Israel must release 250 Palestinian prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment and 1,700 captured Palestinians, while the Palestinian militias would hand over 20 captured Israelis and any bodies they could recover. The precarious and fragile agreement represents a humiliating defeat for Netanyahu and his government, which failed to achieve...
