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APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza city – 08 May 2019 - Representatives of Palestinian factions hold a press conference, in Gaza city.
STORYLINE - Three days after the announcement of a truce between Israel and Palestinian factions in Gaza, the coastal enclave is still waiting for measures that could improve the situation, and warn of the risks of continued deadlock.
The quiet will also be put to the test when the weekly protests resume at the border fence on Friday. In Cairo it was agreed that the marches would continue but be held in check, and that the launching of incendiary balloons from Gaza and nighttime activity by Hamas along the border would cease. The March of Return's organizing committee says it will call on participants to stay far from the fence to avoid injuries. However, spokespeople for the Palestinian factions in Gaza stressed that their joint operations room is still operating on an emergency basis and that they are ready for any scenario, including the resumption of rocket fire into Israel.
As Haaretz reported earlier this week, at the cease-fire negotiations in Cairo, Palestinian factions informed Egyptian mediators that they would wait one week for the understandings to start being implemented, including immediate steps such as opening the sea and the border crossings and bringing in the Qatari money.
“Meanwhile, everything is closed, and in Israel they’ve gone on vacation for the holiday,” a Hamas political official says. “The expectation is that things will start moving this weekend. Otherwise, we’ll return to an escalation.”
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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza city – 08 May 2019 - Representatives of Palestinian factions hold a press conference, in Gaza city. STORYLINE - Three days after the announcement of a truce between Israel and Palestinian factions in Gaza, the coastal enclave is still waiting for measures that could improve the situation, and warn of the risks of continued deadlock. The quiet will also be put to the test when the weekly protests resume at the border fence on Friday. In Cairo it was agreed that the marches would continue but be held in check, and that the launching of incendiary balloons from Gaza and nighttime activity by Hamas along the border would cease. The March of Return's organizing committee says it will call on participants to stay far from the fence to avoid injuries. However, spokespeople for the Palestinian factions in Gaza stressed that their joint operations room is still operating on an emergency basis and that they are ready for any scenario, including the resumption of rocket fire into Israel. As Haaretz reported earlier this week, at the cease-fire negotiations in Cairo, Palestinian factions informed Egyptian mediators that they would wait one week for the understandings to start being implemented, including immediate steps such as opening the sea and the border crossings and bringing in the Qatari money. “Meanwhile, everything is closed, and in Israel they’ve gone on vacation for the holiday,” a Hamas political official says. “The expectation is that things will start moving this weekend. Otherwise, we’ll return to an escalation.” Footage by WATANIA/APAwire
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