Israel is not 'testing' its ceasefires. It's violating them

Given that news reporting is supposed to rely on precision and accuracy, you’d imagine organisations such as the BBC, Reuters, the Associated Press and CNN have read the terms of the deal that was signed between Israel and Hamas in Egypt. It’s unequivocal, and there really isn’t much room for interpretation. There were conditions that needed to be fulfilled within the first 72 hours before the truce could take effect, including the withdrawal of Israeli forces to agreed lines within Gaza, and the return by Hamas of all remaining Israeli hostages, living or dead. Once the prerequisites were met, which they were, the text said that “all military operations, including aerial and artillery bombardment and targeting operations will be suspended”. I could not find a single report in the western media that described the massacre of the Masri household as a ceasefire violation. That’s a pattern across similar atrocities. Israel said it was targeting a Hamas member without, as usual, providing evidence. But let’s assume for illustrative purposes that Firas al-Masri was in Hamas. After all, since the bogus October agreement, whenever Israel claims it has killed a Hamas member, the western media seems fine with it. But who did Israel agree the ceasefire with? Yes, Hamas.