Israeli police and rescue services tell cnn, an israeli soldier was severely wounded. All of this bloodshed happening as a temporary humanitarian ceasefire declared by israel expires. Our level of faith in hamas ability to honor any arrangement is at an alltime low. What happened on friday where we were given assurances, the u. N. , the americans were given assurances from the qataris that all palestinian actions would abide by the ceasefire and oneandahalf hours in the ceasefire, were brutally attacked. Jake tapper joining me live. We know hamas says it never agreed to the ceasefire in the first place, calling the whole thing a pr stunt. The Israeli Military confirmed its forces launched a strike today. A warning as we talk, the video is tough to look at. But was this, jake tapper, a violation of the ceasefire . Reporter well, it was israels unilateral ceasefire in order to deliver humanitarian aid into to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid into gaza. So it was their own ceasefire
For those interested, here is a previous article on a significant past event that gives a background to contemporary events. George W. Bush organized the Annapolis peace conference; predictions had it going nowhere and the last ”peace conference” went nowhere. While U.S. administrations warned Israel not to expand settlements, claimed they favored a two-state solution,