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Report: Gaza militants agree to cease rocket fire if Israel opens crossings
Hamas announced on Sunday that militant groups in Gaza have agreed to cease cross-border rocket attacks if Israel opens crossings into the coastal territory, Ma'an news reported. The Palestinian news agency quoted Hamas official Ayman Taha as saying that the militant groups reached the deal with Israel after it was the proposal was relayed to them by Egypt. According to Ma'an news, Taha said: "We met with factions in the Gaza Strip and told them about the request. They agreed in order to ease the influence of the siege." The reported move came amid a flare up in cross-border violence that has threatened to scupper the five-month truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. In the latest violation of the fragile cease-fire, Palestinian militants in Gaza fired two Qassam rockets into the western Negev on Sunday evening, according to Israel Radio. The rocket attacks caused neither casualties nor property damage. Meanwhile, Israel Radio also Palestinian officials on Sunday night as saying that Israel had agreed to partially open the border crossings on Monday for the entry of humanitarian goods into Gaza. Posted by: Fred 2008-11-24 |
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