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Extended protests if demands not met?

Another year of protests could follow, Palestinian leaders in Gaza have warned, if Israel does not agree to truce terms that ease the 11-year blockade on Gaza.

“We are telling those who think we are weak and will surrender that we will continue for another year if our demands are not met,” said protest organiser and Islamic Jihad leader Khaled al-Batsh.

Israel's Channel 2 has reported that an Egyptian delegation brokering the agreement is on the Gaza side of the frontier, in an attempt to help keep protesters from approaching the fence and endangering negotiations.

Hamas has said its demands include increased movement of goods into Gaza, freedom for Gaza’s fishermen, employment projects and a solution to the enclave’s electricity and water crisis.

Below are a couple of graphics that help explain the crisis people in Gaza are living under:

Gaza life
Gaza mapped