Better news from Gaza

Word from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip is that the truce is holding and Israel is allowing the delivery of more basic goods to residents suffering under economic sanctions, according to the Associated Press. Dozens of trucks delivered food, diapers and clothes on Sunday as the truce entered its fourth day, with the prospect of more relief if the Egyptian-negotiated peace agreement continues. The six-month deal is to end attacks on Gaza by Israel and on southern Israel by Hamas-linked militants. Palestinian security officials said goods shipped Sunday included milk, fruit, vegetables, toilet paper and shoes, the AP said. Fuel supplies that were sharply curtailed by Israel will increase in the future under the terms of the agreement, an Israeli government spokesman said. The deal between Israel and Hamas, which captured the Gaza territory from the Palestinian Authority in 2006, was mediated by Egypt because Israel and Hamas do not talk to each other.