'Calm' Holds, but Angst Rampant ; Hamas Seen As 'Big Winner' in Israeli Truce
The Washington Times › June 23, 2008
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As the Israel-Hamas cease-fire held for a fourth day Sunday, many in the Jewish state feared that the Islamic militant group had begun to achieve international credibility despite its vow to destroy Israel.
Israel on Sunday boosted supplies of food and medicine going into the Gaza Strip by about 50 percent and said it's considering further relaxations of the months-long siege on the war-weary enclave, a military official said on the condition of anonymity because of rules forbidding comment for attribution.See the full content of this document
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'Calm' Holds, but Angst Rampant ; Hamas Seen As 'Big Winner' in Israeli Truce
Despite predictions by Israelis and Arabs of the cease-fire's imminent demise, the accord marks a break with a several-years-old policy of Israel and the U.S. to boycott Hamas....
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