Sunday, January 18, 2009

Hamas, Israel set

independent

cease-fires





Palestinian militants declared Sunday that they would stop attacks on Israel for a week, a statement that came hours after Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced a unilateral cease-fire in the country's assault on Hamas in Gaza.

The Palestinians demanded that Israel remove all troops from Gaza within the week, Hamas spokesman Ayman Taha said from Egypt.

The agreement appears to cover all Palestinian armed factions, not only Hamas. Read full article »

CNN's Arie Bell and Karl Penhaul contributed to this report.



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