The dust settles: ceasefire in Gaza
The Intelligence from The Economist 
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After 11 days of fierce fighting, Israel and Hamas agreed to a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/05/20/even-with-a-ceasefire-israel-and-hamas-will-not-stop-fighting-each-other" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ceasefire</a>&nbsp;beginning in the early hours of Friday morning. But will the quiet last? In July, China’s Communist Party will celebrate its&nbsp;<a href="https://www.economist.com/china/2021/04/17/maos-revolution-becomes-a-lesson-about-conformity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">centenary</a>. But that requires airbrushing much of its history. And, we look back at the life of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.economist.com/obituary/2021/05/22/asfaw-yemiru-died-on-may-8th" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Asfaw Yemiru</a>, an Ethiopian educator who transformed the lives of more than 120,000 children.&nbsp;For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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