Israeli opposition leaders, along with the residents of the Jewish communities around the Gaza Strip, launched a broad campaign to protest the conditions of the truce reached by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet with the Hamas government led by Ismail Haniyeh on Thursday night. They considered the truce a “fragile agreement that does not solve the problem radically,” adding that Netanyahu was complying with conditions set by Hamas. “The agreement that was signed last night proves that [Hamas] is dictating things to Netanyahu,” said General Benny Gantz, head of the Blue and White party. Residents of southern Israeli towns pointed to the continued incendiary bomb attacks, saying: “The war for us continues; there is no calm. This morning they sent us a booby-trapped letter.” On Friday, an Israeli source announced a truce agreement with Hamas, brokered by the United Nations, which includes halting the launching of incendiary balloons from the Gaza Strip and other hostilities in exchange for the cancellation of the latest Israeli punitive measures. An Israeli security official confirmed that a truce agreement had been reached after the movement committed to stopping "violence against Israel". But he threatened that "if Hamas does not respect the commitments, Israel will reimpose the sanctions." But this agreement sparked a wave of criticism in Israel. “I welcome a truce agreement with Hamas, but without the release of the Israelis held by Hamas, this agreement is a corrupt step” because it undermines the military, said Amir Peretz, a former defense minister who competes for Labor leadership and lives in the city of Sderot near the border with Gaza. The Israeli media ridiculed the agreement. Hours after its announcement, incendiary balloons were fired from the Gaza Strip towards southern Israel and fires broke out in dozens of locations.