Israeli cabinet to weigh cease-fire with Gaza

Israel's security cabinet is expected to meet on Saturday night to declare a cease-fire in Gaza and will keep its forces there in the short term while the next stage of an agreement with Egypt is worked out. Full Story »

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by Peter Barnett - Jan. 17, 2009

Israel said on Friday it hoped it was close to winding up the brutal offensive it launched three weeks ago in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, and that it might make a decision as early as this weekend. “I hope we are entering the end game and that our goal of sustained and durable quiet in the south (of Israel) is about to be attained,” government spokesman Mark Regev said.

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