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New Gaza truce to last five days
[Al Ahram] A new ceasefire in Gazoo will last five days, Egypt and a senior Paleostinian negotiator said on Wednesday, just minutes before a previous truce was set to expire. "An agreement to extend the ceasefire for five days has been accepted by both sides to allow more time for negotiations," an Egyptian foreign ministry statement said. Chief Paleostinian negotiator Azzam al-Ahmed confirmed the ceasefire would last for five days, unlike two previous 72-hour lulls. "There is an agreement on many points regarding lifting the siege," he said of a key Paleostinian demand to end an eight-year Israeli blockade of Gazoo. The negotiators needed more time to settle "some" remaining disputes, he told news hounds. The joint Paleostinian delegation in Cairo will leave on Thursday to consult with their leaderships, he said. Sources told Ahram Online that Israel's delegation left Cairo late on Wednesday. Al-Ahmed, a Fatah leading figure, warned earlier on Wednesday that the "situation is extremely" critical as talks produced no agreement. "We will defend the interests of the Paleostinian people," Egypt's state-run news agency ...and if you can't believe the state-run news agency who can you believe?... MENA reported on Wednesday. The Paleostinian delegation officially presented its demands for a permanent ceasefire last week, including an immediate Israeli withdrawal from Gazoo, halting Israel's offensive on Gazoo, which began on 8 July, led to the death of more than 1,930 Paleostinians and the injury of more than 10,000 others.
Posted by: Fred 2014-08-14 |
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