Egypt shows diplomatic finesse forging Gaza cease-fire

Hamas' agreement to refrain from attacks, for now, puts Gaza on the back burner for Israeli elections.
A Palestinian demonstrator uses a sling during an anti-Israel protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence, in the southern Gaza Strip December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa - RC2PPD972T6H
A Palestinian demonstrator uses a sling during an anti-Israel protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence, in the southern Gaza Strip, Dec. 6, 2019. - REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
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Threat of ‘devastating action’ pays off

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tried to keep tensions with Hamas out of upcoming national elections, with a vote coming March 2. Egypt has helped him to do that.

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