Palestinians meet in Egypt next week on Gaza truce

                   
reuters.com     May 14, 2008            

CAIRO (Reuters) - Palestinian militant groups will meet in Egypt next week to consider Israel's response to a Hamas ceasefire offer in the Gaza Strip, Egyptian and Palestinian officials said on Wednesday. Hamas has offered a six-month halt to hostilities in Gaza if Israel were to lift a crippling... [read full story]                

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Palestinian negotiator urges Israel to think over Egypt's ceasefire offer

people.com.cn     May 12, 2008          

Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekaton Sunday urged Israel to cooperate with Egypt in an effort to make a ceasefire in Gaza Strip. After talks held in Cairo with Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, Erekat said that Suleiman wil ... ... Palestinian negotiator Saeb...                

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Egypt optimistic about Israel-Hamas truce

alertnet.org     May 12, 2008          

Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, May 12 (Reuters) - A top Egyptian mediator said on Monday he had "high expectations" that a ceasefire deal could be reached between Israel and Hamas Islamists controlling the ... ... JERUSALEM, May 12 (Reuters) - A top Egyptian mediator said on...                

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MIDEAST: Spy Chief Presents New Peace Plan

ipsnews.net     May 12, 2008          

CAIRO, May 12 (IPS) - Palestinian resistance factions signed on to an Egyptian ceasefire proposal last month aimed at bringing a measure of calm to the hapless Gaza Strip. In a bid to secure Tel Aviv's endorsement of the plan, intelligence chief Omar Suleiman is expected to travel to Israel later...                

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Egypt optimistic about Israel-Hamas truce

thestar.com.my     May 12, 2008          

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A top Egyptian mediator said on Monday he had "high expectations" that a ceasefire deal could be reached between Israel and Hamas Islamists controlling the Gaza Strip. ... Omar Suleiman, Egypt's intelligence chief, held talks with Israeli Defence...                

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Top Egyptian Negotiator in Israel on Monday

themedialine.org     May 12, 2008          

'Umar Suleiman, Egypt's chief of intelligence and principal negotiator between Israel and Hamas, arrived in Israel on Monday for talks with Israeli officials on the situation in the Gaza Strip. The talks will focus on the framework for a cease-fire agreement in Gaza, which was brokered by...                

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Truce has to deal with issue of arms smuggling: Israel - Summary

earthtimes.org     May 12, 2008          

Jerusalem/Gaza City - Israel could not accept an Egyptian- mediated truce with Hamas in the Gaza Strip unless it dealt with the issue of arms smuggling across the Egyptian border into the salient, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday. Meeting visit...                

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Israel and Egypt work on Gaza cease-fire

upi.com     May 12, 2008          

JERUSALEM, May 12 (UPI) -- Israeli and Egyptian officials Monday had talks aimed at producing a cease-fire between the Jewish state and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. ... Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak met for 40 minutes in Tel Aviv with Egypt's chief...                

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Israel and Egypt work on Gaza cease-fire

politicalgateway.com     May 12, 2008          

Israeli and Egyptian officials Monday had talks aimed at producing a cease-fire between the Jewish state and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. ... Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak met for 40 minutes in Tel Aviv with Egypt's chief intelligence officer who...                

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Israel raises issue of captive soldier in Gaza truce

alertnet.org     May 12, 2008          

Source: Reuters (Adds Israeli, Hamas officials) By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM, May 12 (Reuters) - Israel told an Egyptian mediator on Monday a ceasefire deal with Hamas must address the issue of a captive Israeli ... ... Egypt optimistic about Israel-Hamas truce (Adds...                

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Egypt's Intelligence Chief in Israel Working on Gaza Truce

voanews.com     May 12, 2008          

Omar Suleiman held talks with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Tel Aviv ... Teeple report - Listen (MP3) Egypt's intelligence chief has held talks with Israeli leaders about a possible truce in the Gaza Strip. VOA's Jim Teeple has details from our Jerusalem bureau....                

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