The last Israeli soldier withdrew from the Gaza Strip today, the fourth day of a ceasefire that ended a 22-day blitz on the Islamist Hamas movement in which 1,300 Palestinians were killed. "The last soldier left the Gaza Strip this morning," an army spokesman told AFP. "However the army remains deployed all around the Gaza Strip to meet any eventuality."...The pullout began on Sunday after Israel declared a ceasefire and Palestinian militants matched it. Hamas gave Israel a week to remove all troops and open crossing points into Gaza or face renewed hostilities...The army conditioned a full withdrawal on a halt to rocket attacks on southern Israel by Palestinian militants, which sparked the invasion...The ceasefire has held firm and the withdrawal was completed the day after the inauguration of US President Barack Obama in Washington...Obama plans this week to name former Northern Ireland peacemaker George Mitchell as his Middle East envoy to deal immediately with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Washington Post reported.
Is the ceasefire-and-withdrawal plan purely coincidental? A day after Obama entered office, the last Israeli soldier exited from the Gaza Strip. Obama is no 'god' lah but then again, he's the head of the once-upon-a-time-most-powerful nation in the world. Hopefully, he will do well to lead not only America but also the world. ;) All the best to Barack Obama, the 44th US President.
Is the ceasefire-and-withdrawal plan purely coincidental? A day after Obama entered office, the last Israeli soldier exited from the Gaza Strip. Obama is no 'god' lah but then again, he's the head of the once-upon-a-time-most-powerful nation in the world. Hopefully, he will do well to lead not only America but also the world. ;) All the best to Barack Obama, the 44th US President.
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