1:30AM 5/7 Tel Aviv Time- Hamas’s leader has released a statement endorsing a ceasefire deal negotiated through intermediaries with the United States and Israel. However, the Israelis have not yet accepted the proposal. This means that while the people of Rafah celebrate their apparent deliverance at the 11th hour, nothing is set in stone yet. The details of the ceasefire have not currently been released, so it is only possible to speculate about it’s contents. This is a major development in the Israeli genocide against the Gazan people, however; no one should be under any illusions. Until the IOF withdraws from Gaza, the war will continue.
The IOF has proven this point through it’s continued and in fact intensifying bombing of Rafah:
At the same time, the families of hostages have made demands for acceptance of the ceasefire:
Political notes:
Israel is a democratic country, for it’s Jewish citizens. While Netanyahu has made major steps to overturn Israeli democracy, he still has to contend with a loud and boisterous public. The interests of the Israeli opposition and the interests of the resistance may intersect, and it may be possible to divide Israeli society against itself. Guerilla movements don’t have to win, they just have to not lose.
The political tasks in the United States remain the same, keep pressuring Biden and the Democrats to demand a ceasefire. Demand that America stop supplying Israel with weapons, which may already be happening in some areas (ammunition).
If Israel does invade Rafah, we have to raise hell in every western national, district and local seat of government. We must make the world stop and the heavens shake to prevent this genocide, and we have to begin to establish a global internet based socialist party that can unite all struggles into one revolutionary united front!