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March 20, 2023

Protests in Gaza as Israeli, Palestinian Officials Pledge to Deescalate Ahead of Ramadan
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In Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, representatives from Israel and Palestine
agreed to deescalate tensions ahead of Ramadan, including an Israeli
pledge to halt discussion of new settlement construction for four
months. The talks were also attended by U.S., Egyptian and Jordanian
officials. A similar pledge to curb violence was reached a month earlier
but did little to quell the mounting violence. Israeli forces and
settlers have killed at least 85 Palestinians so far in 2023 as members
of the extreme-right Israeli government have openly called for violence
against Palestinians. In Gaza, protesters condemned Palestinian
officials for taking part in the Egyptian meetings.

Protester: "Attending these kinds of summits while there are massacres,
while there is this fascist government in Israel and during this
critical time is disregarding the pain and dignity of the Palestinian
people."



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