“I’m convinced that a peace agreement, no matter what kind of agreement, is a good thing,” Anat Cohen, an active member of the Women Wage Peace group, was quoted as saying by the news outlet.
The train left Holon city in the central coastal strip of Tel Aviv for Sderot, some 13.5 kilometers from Gaza. The women then marched from the train station in Sderot to the town’s Sapir Academic College for a ceremony and discussions on the role of women in peace negotiations.
“Both my parents lost their brothers in wars, and after the last war this summer, when I saw how little value was put on human life, I felt that something had to be done,” founding member of Women Wage Peace, Michal Shamir told Haaretz.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalated over the summer, when Israel began an offensive in Gaza on July 8. More than 2,000 Palestinians, mostly civilians, and 66 Israeli soldiers and five civilians have been killed, according to the United Nations.
On August 26, Palestinian Authorities and Israel, with the mediation of the Egyptian government, agreed to an open-ended truce. Intense clashes continue between the two sides despite the ceasefire.
