For Israel “ceasefire” means Israel isn’t shooting. For the Arabs, “ceasefire” means “not shooting as much,” and it is indubitable that at one point Hamas did reduce the number of rockets they were tossing at Israel.

And yes, for whatever reason, Israel did attack homes, mosques, schools, and so forth. Apparently it didn’t attack weapons dumps or military positions, just hospitals, orphanages, and UN centers.

I also note that Israelis are “killed” but Palestinians are “slaughtered.” Slaughtered–interesting choice of words. Causes images in your mind of people just murdered willy-nilly for the sake of killing them. Curiously, I do not seem to be able to find any Reuters dispatches talking about Israelis at seders or pizzerias being slaughtered.