Gaza steps back from brink as UN works for stronger Israel-Hamas deal
After four months of mortar fire, brush fires, and fears of a wider war between Israel and Hamas, a fragile cease-fire has been taking hold along the Gaza-Israel frontier over the last few days.
But even as civilians on both sides express a desire for calm and stability, and as indirect talks resurrect previously employed practical arrangements, the question remains as to whether a more durable peace can be achieved without bolder political decisions on both sides.
With her ears still ringing from rocket sirens, Yael Lachyani, a spokeswoman for Kibbutz Nahal Oz, says she is still on edge and can’t be sure the fighting is over.
“This summer has been confusing. One day we wonder if we should get ready to leave our home because a war is going to start, and then we wake
UN-mediated talksMutual recognition'People with sad faces''The south is burning'
