Gaza Militants Agree to Cease Fire with Israel

[LeighAnn]

Source: AP via USA Today

Militant groups in Gaza have agreed to a cease-fire aimed at ending a three-day round of violence with Israel, a senior Hamas official said Sunday, after a cross-border Palestinian attack on Israel threatened relations between the two countries and set off a round of Palestinian rocket barrages and Israeli airstrikes.

The official said Egypt helped broker the cease-fire, which was to go into effect Sunday evening. Egypt, which has been in contact with Israel, told the groups that Israel would halt its airstrikes only if the Palestinian groups stopped shooting first, he said.

Hamas security personnel would enforce the agreement, the official said.





Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-08-21-israel-egypt-attacks_n.htm

[DesertFlower]

1. let's see how long it lasts. nt

[Betsy Ross]

2. AP called Palestine a country!

"Palestinian attack on Israel threatened relations between the two countries"