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Palestinian factions agree on ceasefire
By DPA,
Nov 24, 2006 - 3:47:11 PM
Gaza, Nov 24 - Palestinian militant factions agreed in principle to a ceasefire with Israel in a meeting with Prime Minister Ismail Haniya in Gaza, a senior Palestinian official said.
Khader Habib, Islamic Jihad leader in Gaza told mediapersons that several representatives of national and Islamist factions met with Haniya and accepted the ceasefire, if Israel also agrees.
'The factions' leaders agreed on a limited ceasefire with Israel, on condition that Israel accepts it,' said Habib, but added that the agreement still needed to be accepted by the Fatah and Hamas movements.
Habib said the ceasefire 'would be mutual and happens at the same time, where Israel stops its military operations in Gaza and the West Bank, while Palestinian militants stop firing rockets at Israel.'
It was also agreed that a senior Palestinian official would convey the Palestinian initiative to the Israelis, 'and would pressure the Israeli side to accept it,' Habib said on Thursday.
Once the agreement is accepted by Israel, the Palestinian factions and militant groups would stop all military attacks and actions against Israel.
The Israeli army Monday launched a large-scale ground military operation in the northern Gaza Strip. The ongoing operation has left 12 people dead and more than 20 injured.
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