Cairo – Deal Still Elusive For Gaza Cease-fire

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    U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stands with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Cairo, Egypt, on July 24, 2014, as he addresses reporters before the two sat down to discussion regional and international efforts to create a cease-fire between Israeli and Hamas forces in the Gaza Strip. (Photo Credit: U.S. State Department)Cairo – Turbulent negotiations to broker a temporary truce in the Gaza Strip are continuing against the backdrop of fresh Israeli attacks on Palestinian militants.

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    U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met twice Friday in Cairo with U.N. chief Ban Ki-Moon and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri to try to nail down a deal to bring a week-long pause in the fighting and begin as soon as this weekend.

    It’s part of a plan to phase in a lasting cease-fire between Israel and the Hamas militant group in the three-week war.

    Two diplomats close to the negotiations said a deal had not yet been reached but spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to be named.

    Kerry, Ban and Shukri were expected to brief the media later Friday.


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    radrad
    radrad
    9 years ago

    sure – give them a week to re-arm!
    You really are so sophomoric.

    HankM
    HankM
    9 years ago

    Truth.. do they look like Laurel and Hardy?

    9 years ago

    These 2 anti-Israel clowns need to go home. We don’t want you here!