Ceasefire agreed to this morning

T. Belman. In my opinion, Israel shouldn’t seek a cease fire. Instead, Israel should continue to pound Islamic Jidad until Islamic Jihad stops firing rockets. Surely, Israel can fight a two front war. She should be able to “focus on the north” while pounding the south.

Nor should Israel warn Hamas to stay out of it. It should go without saying.

Finally, Israel should not stop pounding them until 24 hours after they stop. They must pay a heavy price for their attacks.

‘We must continue to focus on the northern arena.’

By Mordechai Sones,  INN 

IDF Artillery at a staging area in Southern Israel

The IDF Spokesman confirmed today that a ceasefire was achieved in the south, noting that the Black Belt battle plan had achieved its goals.

According to the source, Islamic Jihad and other organizations agreed to the Egyptian proposal for an immediate ceasefire and to conduct demonstrations along the border fence peacefully, while Israel agreed to the Egyptian proposal for an immediate ceasefire, cessation of targeted killings, and cessation of shootings at protesters along the fence. A ceasefire was also reported in Arab media.

“We achieved all goals within 48 hours,” said Spokesman Brigadier General Hedy Silberman, “we must continue to focus on the northern arena – Iranian activity is not just in Syria.

“We used a small part of our capabilities, but we did not fight with Hamas, nor with Hezbollah or with the Iranians,” the IDF Spokesman added.

Early in the morning, an Egyptian source reported a ceasefire agreement had been reached between Israel and the Islamic Jihad and that it took effect as of 5:30 a.m.

A state official made it clear that “what happens in the field will determine. Israel gave nothing. Whoever harms us – we will harm him. There is no change in policy.”

The source also said: “Israel achieved the objectives of the operation. Islamic Jihad has been significantly damaged, we destroyed many infrastructures and over 20 terrorists have been thwarted.”