‘Living death’ under blockade, Gazans see no point in ceasefire

By Noah Browning GAZA (Reuters) – Asked if a quick ceasefire with Israel might at least be welcome for saving lives, Abu Hashem simply scoffed. The 50-year old father of two strolled in the shade of a street in Gaza city, unfazed by the periodic thud of bombings. “Israel has put us under siege for eight years, and the whole time we never felt we weren’t at war. People here have been left with nothing, so what more do we have to lose now?” Hamas and other militants have spurned an Egyptian truce deal to end nine days of fighting with Israel.