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Israel, Hamas 'agreed in principle' on truce: Abbas
AMMAN (AFP) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said on Monday that Israel and Hamas were "agreed in principle" on a truce that would end Palestinian rocket attacks and lift the blockade on the Gaza Strip. "Hamas also wants to protect its leaders and those of Islamic Jihad from the Israelis, and I think Israel agrees on that or has already agreed," he said, quoted by the royal palace after talks with Jordan's King Abdullah II in Amman. Yeah, that "martyrdom" shit's for the little people... "With the developments in Egypt, I think there is an agreement in principle on that and a deal might be reached in the coming few days," Abbas said in the statement. Israel and Hamas appeared on Monday to be abiding by a tacit agreement to hold fire in and around the Gaza Strip, amid Egyptian efforts to secure a broader truce deal after a bloody explosion of violence there. But Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert denied that Israel was engaged in truce talks with Hamas, saying his country would have no reason to strike Gaza if there were no rocket fire from the territory."There is no deal, there are no negotiations, either direct or indirect," Olmert said. However, in a statement released in Gaza, the Palestinian territory ruled by Hamas since last June, the Islamist movement said it was working with the Egyptians to reach a ceasefire agreement. Posted by: tu3031 2008-03-10 |
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