Reply #7: I've been reading contradictory

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materials regarding this agreement all week. The latest seems to be that Hamas has not agreed to implicitly recognize Israel. This is from the BBC Middle East.

I do agree that regardless, Israel planned this operation prior to the capture of the Israeli soldier, and decided to use said capture to overthrow Hamas.

Hamas resists Israel recognition


Hamas says all of Israel is built on occupied Palestinian land

Rival Palestinian political factions Fatah and Hamas have reached agreement on a common political strategy to try to end a damaging power struggle.

However, Hamas negotiators have denied earlier reports that the deal meant the militants would implicitly recognise Israel - a major policy shift.

The full text of the accord has not yet been released. A Hamas minister said it did not have "one word" on the issue.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5122822.stm