I told them that there was talk of a ceasefire. Major General Amos Gilad, the head of the Israeli Defense Ministry’s security coordination, was moving back and forth between Egypt and Israel trying to broker a cease-fire. While I was trying to reassure the children that the cease-fire was imminent, my private thoughts took a much darker turn. These men who meet in the sanctity of safe government offices are not serious about human life and the turmoil here in Gaza. People are dying every minute; every second is vital in saving lives. Women, girls, boys, innocent civilians are being sacrificed
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