The ceasefire agreement ended the eight-day conflict between Israel and Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip.
The conflict has not changed the overall situation of the confrontation between Palestine and Israel, but it had an impact on the two sides involved as well as the relations between two rival Palestinian factions.
Israel deters opponents through conflict
Although the confrontation between Israel and Gaza has never ended, both sides have shown self-restraint to avoid deterioration of the confrontation. Attention should be paid to the hidden purposes when the two sides blame each other for provoking the recent conflict.
Israel has achieved multiple purposes through Operation Pillar of Defense.
First, it has greatly weakened Hamas which advocates armed resistance to Israeli military occupation.
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