27.08.2014 - 10:04 [ NBC ]

What‘s in the Interim Gaza Peace Deal Between Israel and Hamas?

Immediate steps:

– Both sides to end military action
– Israel agrees to open more border crossings with Gaza to allow the easier flow of goods
– Egypt to open its border with Gaza at Rafah
– The Palestinian Authority (PA), which is headed by President Mahmoud Abbas, will take over operation of Gaza‘s borders from Hamas – a bid to reduce weapons smuggling
– The PA will lead the internationally funded reconstruction effort in Gaza
– Israel to narrow the security buffer along the inside of the Gaza border, to allow Palestinians more access to farm land
– Israel will extend fishing limits off Gaza‘s coast