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Haneya says truce with Israel must include West Bank
 (Xinhua) -- Ismail Haneya, Prime Minister of the deposed Palestinian government based in the Gaza Strip, said on Wednesday that a truce with Israel should include both Gaza Strip and West Bank. "The Palestinians seek a comprehensive, mutual and parallel cease-fire that could lead to an end of the imposed siege and opening the closed crossings," Haneya said, adding that "The decision to agree on a cease-fire is in the hands of Israel." Egypt has been mediating recently between Israel and the Palestinians in order to forge a cease-fire that ends rocket attacks from Gaza Strip at Israel and halts Israeli ground and air attacks on militants groups in the enclave. But Haneya denied that Hamas is seeking a cease-fire deal with Israel, adding that "such reports aim at disfiguring the Hamas image after its great sacrifices following Israel's military operation in Gaza, where 130 people killed." Posted by: Fred 2008-03-14 |
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