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In response to the outcry, district officials have set up a fund from which schools can restore positions, while also asserting they have abided by the terms of the contract.

If Hamas abided by the agreement’s terms, the president said, it would ultimately lead to the “cessation of hostilities permanently.”

Organizers said they’d dismantled a few tents for fire safety reasons, but were still admitting outsiders to the encampment as long as they abided by community guidelines, including: no photographs, littering or engaging with counter-protesters.

Lasting fame, on the other hand, is never as certain, especially back in the '70s and '80s, unless one abided by a set of unspoken rules.

Israel says it has abided by international law and is doing its best to minimize civilian casualties in Gaza.