Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire. It doesn’t guarantee a peaceful end to a devastating war
- Written by Marika Sosnowski, Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Melbourne
After 467 days of violence, a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel has been reached and will come into effect on Sunday, pending Israeli government approval.
This agreement will not end the war or bring about peace. Ceasefires are not a panacea for the war, trauma, displacement, hunger and death Israelis and Palestinians have borne before...