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Is this the downfall of Egyptian-brokered truce?

The Egyptian-brokered cease-fire agreement between the Gaza Strip and Israel is now threatened by resistance attacks in the West Bank.
Israeli soldiers are seen on their military vehicle as a Palestinian woman walks during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence, in the southern Gaza Strip December 21, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa - RC1831F545E0
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Joint Operation Room of the Palestinian Resistance Factions warned in a press statement Dec. 23 that the Palestinian resistance will respond to the Israeli atrocious acts if “excessive and disproportionate violence” continues against the protesters.

This warning comes in response to what the statement described as “a deliberate shooting” of civilian protesters by the Israeli army during the ongoing return marches protests at the Gaza border.

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