Gaza: A Ceasefire in Name Only

The language of ceasefire has been repurposed in Gaza: It no longer describes a pause in violence but rather a mechanism for managing it.

by Mohammed R. Mhawish

A Palestinian girl carries a gallon of drinking water she filled from a water truck in Khan Younis. Palestinians in Gaza are suffering from a severe water crisis due to the destruction of water wells by Israeli air strikes.(Abed Rahim Khatib / picture alliance via Getty Images)

What do you call a ceasefire agreement under which peop…