Uneasy truce is declared in Gaza
Guns fell silent as a six-month truce between Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip took effect yesterday, but there was scepticism over whether it would hold. Egypt brokered the ceasefire, which aims to end a year of fighting in which seven Israelis and more than 400 Palestinians have been killed since the militant Islamic group Hamas seized the territory a year ago. Ehud Barak, the Israeli Defence Minister, said on a visit to Paris: “We don’t know how long it can hold, two days or two months. Historically, we have been on a collision curve with Hamas. “
FACTUAL ERROR: The report refers to seven Israelis killed since Hamas seized Gaza a year ago. In fact, 14 Israelis have been killed in the fighting since the beginning of 2008 alone.