Hamas and Israel Agree to Cease-Fire, Clinton Says
11.21.2012 at 06:27pm
Hamas and Israel Agree to Cease-Fire, Clinton Says by David Kirkpatrick, Ethan Bronner, and Rick Gladstone, New York Times.
and agreed to a cease-fire on Wednesday after eight days of lethal fighting over the , the United States and Egypt said after intensive negotiations in Cairo.
The cease-fire, which is to take effect at 9 p.m. local time (2 p.m. E.S.T.), was formally announced by Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr of Egypt at a news conference here. It appeared to avert an escalating battle between and Israelis that had threatened to turn into wider war…
