Palestinian Cease Fire Watch
Charles Johnson
Mon Jan 29, 2007 at 7:58 pm PST • Views: 256
Apparently, we’re not supposed to laugh: Hamas, Fatah declare new cease-fire.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Warring Hamas and Fatah factions in the Gaza Strip declared a cease-fire early Tuesday in an effort to end factional fighting that has left more than 60 Palestinians dead in the past two months.
The cease-fire was agreed at a midnight meeting between Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas and a representative of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of the rival Fatah. Foreign Minister Mahmoud Zahar of Hamas said it would go into effect at 3 a.m. local time.
Zahar spoke after the meeting, flanked by Hamas and Fatah representatives and by Egyptian mediators. As he spoke, gunfire and explosions could still be heard in Gaza City.
Frank says: