Despite virtual daily Israeli ceasefire violations, unending siege and an “intifada of knives” taking place in the occupied West Bank and Israel, Hamas has once again proven to be practical and willing in negotiations with Israel, while the Israeli government threatens another devastating assault on Gaza’s beleaguered population.

“We’ve been enjoying unprecedented quiet, Hamas hasn’t fired one bullet,” Israeli defense minister Moshe Ya’alon said during a joint US-Israeli military exercise this week.

“Hamas is doing everything it can to stop an escalation against Israel in Gaza” Israel’s military chief of intelligence told a closed Knesset meeting.

Despite Ya’alon’s boast of achieving “quiet”, he once again foreshadowed another attack on Gaza.

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