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Israel Weighs Truce Backed by Ground Threat

Barak favors ultimatum

By the Associated Press

Posted Dec 30, 2008 10:31 AM CST

(AP) – Israel is considering halting its Gaza offensive temporarily to give Hamas militants an opening to halt rocket fire, an Israeli defense official said today, but with the threat of a ground offensive if a ceasefire does not hold. Ehud Barak will raise the proposal during...   Read full story »

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