Who broke the ceasefire? Obama blames Hamas against the evidence

Who broke the ceasefire? Obama blames Hamas against the evidence

By Max Blumenthal and Allison Deger
The Obama administration says Hamas broke the ceasefire yesterday with an attack on Israeli soldiers in Rafah, in Gaza. But according to Nabil Shaath of the PLO the attack took place before 7 AM, an hour before the ceasefire went into effect, and a tweet from the militant Qassam Brigades taking responsibility for the attack earlier that day was published at 7:34 AM, well in advance of the ceasefire. The Israeli claim that the attack took place at 9:30 is not borne out by evidence.
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