Hamas says it's reached cease-fire with Israel

[pegleg]

Source: Yahoo news

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Gaza's Hamas rulers on Tuesday said they have reached a long-awaited cease-fire with Israel meant to end months of Palestinian assaults on Israeli border towns and bruising Israeli retaliation.

The announcement came shortly after Egypt, which has been trying to broker the truce for months, said the cease-fire would go into effect on Thursday. Israel refused to confirm a deal, but said a "new reality" would take hold if Palestinian attacks end.

In a last-minute jolt, Israeli aircraft attacked three targets in the southern Gaza Strip. One of the airstrikes destroyed a car, killing six militants inside.

A large crowd gathered around the car's smoldering remains, and a puddle of blood was visible on the asphalt. Gaza militants then fired four mortar shells at Israel, the first of the day, the military said. No one was hurt.

Hamas officials accused Israel of trying to undermine the truce, but said they would not let the violence derail the Egyptian efforts.



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Fantastic! If this be true then let the world embrace both sides.

[Indenturedebtor]

1. Wow that's fantastic news!

Lets see if both sides can keep from screwing this up.

I'll be biting my nails waiting for Israel to open up new settlements, and for Hamas to bomb a Bar Mitzvah... At least this is another start.