Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist.

Today from London I'm your host Jason Palmer.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping new world.

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We'll stop though.

A shaky ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants, brokered on Sunday, is still holding.

It came after days of strikes and counter strikes in the Gaza Strip, in which dozens of people

were killed.

While Palestinians celebrated after the truce was announced, and on Monday border crossings

between Israel and Gaza reopened, both sides claimed to have triumphed.

All our goals were achieved, said Israel's Prime Minister, Yaya Lapid, who claimed that

the entire military command of Palestinian Islamic jihad, or P.I.J., had been wiped out.

The leader of P.I.J. Ziyad Al-Nahala, meanwhile also claimed victory on pro-Iranian TV.

Conspicuously absent from the discussion was Hamas.

The militants turned political party often involved in conflict in the region.

And whoever claims gains in this latest round of violence, it's the people of Gaza who

have born the losses.

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