"The so-called truce was a political manoeuvre, a pause that allowed Israel to reset the clock on its war while maintaining the core elements of its siege and occupation. Israel continued its war on Gaza through an ongoing choking blockade, aerial attacks, and the killing and abuse of Palestinian prisoners. In the West Bank a parallel war rages on, with Israeli forces raiding Palestinian homes, carrying out assassinations and detaining people in the thousands."

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For Palestinians, this was never a ceasefire

Even before this brutal attack, Israel has acted with impunity – safe in the knowledge that its allies will do nothing, says journalist Dahlia Hatuqa

^{Dalia Hatuqa (The Guardian)}