Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Hamas 'ready for truce' following fighting with Israel


20 June 2012 

Palestinians wheel the body of 21-year-old Ghaleb Ermilat - who Israel says was a militant - into the al-Najar hospital in Rafah, in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, following an Israeli air strike on southern GazaEight Palestinians have died and several Israelis have been hurt in this latest flare-up of violence
Hamas is ready to agree to an Egyptian-brokered truce with Israel, its military wing has said.
Hamas is committed to halt three days of fighting, "as long as the occupation [Israel] stops this aggression", the al-Qassam Brigades said in a statement.
Eight Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza since Monday. Several Israelis have been hurt in a hail of rocket fire from Gaza.

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