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Hamas Rejects Egypt's Proposal for Cease Fire

By Jeralyn, Section Foreign Affairs
Posted on Mon Jul 14, 2014 at 10:12:47 PM EST
Tags: Israel, Hamas (all tags)
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Egypt proposed a cease-fire plan for Israel and Hamas. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted it and will bring it to a vote before the Israeli Security Cabinet in the morning. (Added: The Israeli Security Cabinet has now approved it.) cabinet has approved it.)

Hamas has rejected it.

Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri already rejected the proposal late Monday night on the grounds that "we are still under occupation and resistance is the right of our people."

Here is the text of Egypt's proposal.

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    Another Day (5.00 / 2) (#1)
    by koshembos on Tue Jul 15, 2014 at 02:47:24 AM EST
    Hamas must save face