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Hamas Agrees to Gaza Truce

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(Newser) – Hamas says its negotiators have a reached a deal with Israel for a long-term Gaza truce, Reuters reports. A senior leader said the truce ensures the opening of all commercial crossings and will be announced over the weekend. The Egyptian-brokered pact would replace a tentative truce put in place last month after a 22-day Israeli offensive left 1,300 Palestinians dead. Israel, in the midst of election chaos, had no official comment.

Palestinian workers sort flowers for export, in a greenhouse in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009.
Palestinian workers sort flowers for export, in a greenhouse in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009.   (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)
A Palestinian police officer looks through the rubble of a destroyed building after it was hit by an Israeli air strike overnight in southern Gaza Strip, Thursday.
A Palestinian police officer looks through the rubble of a destroyed building after it was hit by an Israeli air strike overnight in southern Gaza Strip, Thursday.   (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)
A Palestinian police officer looks through the rubble of a destroyed building after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike overnight in the Gaza strip.
A Palestinian police officer looks through the rubble of a destroyed building after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike overnight in the Gaza strip.   (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)
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infidel
Feb 12, 09 10:13 PM CST
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airron14
Feb 13, 09 1:09 AM CST
It appears like this is good news for the Palestinian people in Gaza. It all really depends on what "the opening of all commercial crossings" means? Either way, any opening of the borders represents an improvement over pre-Gaza war conditions. Reply
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riffran
Feb 13, 09 2:55 AM CST
Gee ya think?...1300 dead in 22 days....hmmmm...maybe just maybe they got the idea that frequent rocket launches, suicide bombings is bad for their health.....I still say isreal should have bombed them harder drive the point home real hard..".Leave us alone"...I bet if they quit the BS long enough, imposed restrictions would begin to go away, as trust is built...but maybe not Reply
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airron14
Feb 13, 09 3:16 AM CST
This actually could be considered a victory for Hamas depending upon the exact conditions. The reason for the rocket attacks was because of the mostly closed borders and the blockade around Gaza since June 2007. The stranglehold was causing a humanitarian crisis even before the war started. Of course, I'm sure you would love to believe that the reason for the rocket attacks was more simple (good vs. evil). Unfortunately, reality is much more complex than that.
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riffran
Feb 13, 09 5:36 AM CST
good point of veiw.......but why the "strangle hold in the first place?....was it islam trying to kill of jews?....Rember Yassir Arafat...the father of modern terrorism, leader of the PLO????Yeah he was a real treat...the conflict goes back centuries...all over faith Reply
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