Hamas Agrees to Temporary Cease-Fire Lasting 7 Days

Washington Post by Craig Whitlock, Jonathan Finer | Jan. 18, 2009 (News Report)

Hamas and other Palestinian guerrillas said Sunday they would join a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, but warned that they would take up arms again if Israeli forces did not withdraw in seven days.

Israel had announced late Saturday that it would stop fighting in Gaza, declaring that it had met its strategic objectives after launching the devastating war 22 days earlier. Hamas leaders had initially vowed to keep fighting until Israel pulled out, but ... Full Story »

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 by Marsha Iverson - Jan. 18, 2009

Solid report on the early stages of the cease-fire, including a poignant comment from a Palestinian civilian in Gaza caught in the destruction, and the father of an Israeli soldier held captive by Hamas.

Israel imposed the blockade in June 2007 after Hamas seized exclusive control of the Gaza Strip. Hamas does not recognize Israel’s right to exist and has fired ... More »

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