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Hamas claims victory on arrangement with Israel

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a modest arrangement involving nonviolent demonstrations along the fence while the Gaza siege is temporarily eased.
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The leadership of Hamas and Islamic Jihad announced Nov. 1 that they accept the understandings reached with Israel through Egyptian mediation: transitioning to nonviolent demonstrations along the fence while the siege of Gaza is eased. The joint announcement was made at the end of a meeting between the heads of the organizations (including Hamas' military arm) at Hamas political bureau chief Ismael Haniyeh's office in Gaza. The groups decided to give the plan a trial period of six months.

The meeting took place to officially announce the organizations’ acceptance of the arrangement, a decision that was made before they arrived. The goal was to show, at least for the sake of appearances, that the Hamas military arm agreed to the request of the political wing and is prepared to give the Egyptian initiative a chance. 

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