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Article: No ceasefire agreement with Hamas yet: Israeli officials
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- April 22, 2008
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No ceasefire agreement with Hamas yet: Israeli officials
JERUSALEM, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Senior Israeli officials Tuesday
morning denied some Arab press reports that a ceasefire agreement
between Israel and Hamas was reached.
"Hamas always was and remains a terrorist organization
responsible for the latest attacks on the border crossings with the
Gaza Strip, amongst others," local daily Jerusalem Post quoted
senior Israeli officials as saying.
Israel has not yet committed itself officially to a ceasefire and
is waiting for a detailed proposal to be delivered via Egypt.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Egyptian daily Al-Ahram reported Egypt
and Hamas have drafted an agreement of principles on a ...