Thursday, November 22, 2012

Israel & Hamas announce a Cease-fire

....In a one-page "understanding" that bears no signatures and does not mention Hamas by name, Israel agreed to end all hostilities on land, sea and air, and to halt targeted assassinations of militant leaders. 
Hamas and other Palestinian factions in Gaza agreed to stop rocket and border attacks against Israelis. Egypt will serve as a referee. 
The possibility of easing border restrictions to permit the movement of goods and people to and from the Gaza Strip, a key demand of Hamas, is to be discussed at a later date. 
But Hamas officials said they received private assurances from Egypt that its Rafah border crossing with the strip will be expanded to include goods, thereby essentially ending a blockade that had been imposed on Gaza since 2006.....
Read the full story HERE and related videos below.

Here is Sec. Clinton & Egypt's foreign minister, Mohammed Kamel Amr announcing the Cease-fire:



Here is Sec Clinton & Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier:



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