Hamas calls Israel minister’s resignation a ‘victory for Gaza’

GAZA CITY: Islamist movement Hamas called Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s resignation on Wednesday following a controversial ceasefire deal a “political victory for Gaza”.

Lieberman described the ceasefire ending the worst escalation between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza since a 2014 war “capitulating to terror” and said he was quitting his post.

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[source_without_link]Agence France-Presse[/source_without_link]