Gaza ceasefire begins
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A Gaza ceasefire to halt Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel and a five-month-old Israeli military offensive in the territory began on Sunday.
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GAZA CITY -- Rocket fire from Gaza subsided yesterday after a daybreak cease-fire, raising hopes for an end to five months of bloody destruction and a new opening toward peace talks.
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Palestinian security forces took up  positions on Friday across northern Gaza to curb militant  attacks against Israel as part of new Palestinian President  Mahmoud Abbas's plan to halt violence and revive peace talks.
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Palestinian factions reached a new Egyptian-mediated truce deal on Monday in the Gaza Strip in a bid to halt a cycle of bloodletting in which six were killed and dozens wounded since Saturday, Palestinian officials said.
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Palestinian security patrols began Sunday in Gaza after a meeting between officials aiming to keep peace and national unity while Yasser Arafat is in a hospital.
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GAZA CITY -- Palestinians and Israelis moved closer to halting more than four years of bloody violence yesterday, with the new Palestinian leader saying he had made progress toward a truce deal with militants. Israel pledged for the first time to hold fire if calm prevails.
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A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip takes effect, with Palestinian rocket attacks to halt, as the Israeli army pulls out.
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Palestinian security forces were poised to  deploy on Friday across the northern Gaza Strip to prevent  attacks on Israelis, paving the way for a resumption of talks  between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
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Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah said they had agreed to a ceasefire on Sunday after a day of bloodshed in which President Mahmoud Abbas's offices came under mortar fire and his Fatah forces seized two ministries.
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Palestinian militants resumed rocket and  mortar fire at Jewish settlements in Gaza on Tuesday, throwing  down the gauntlet to newly elected Palestinian leader Mahmoud  Abbas and his call for calm to talk peace with Israel.
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Two Palestinian men are shot and wounded on the border with Gaza despite a ceasefire in the area.
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A truce between rival Palestinian factions in Gaza appears to take hold after days of deadly clashes.
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Israeli and Palestinian leaders are holding talks in Egypt, with both sides expected to declare a truce.
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Palestinian security forces took up  positions across northern Gaza on Friday with orders to curb  militant attacks against Israel as part of Palestinian  President Mahmoud Abbas's plan to halt violence and revive  peace talks.
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Rocket fire from Gaza died down Sunday after a daybreak cease-fire, raising hopes for an end to five months of bloody destruction and a new opening toward peace talks.
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A Hamas commander is shot dead in Gaza, despite a ceasefire aimed at ending Palestinian infighting.
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The British governmentâs recognition of the Ulster Defence Associationâs ceasefire officially came into effect today. It came hours after the UDA, Northern Irelandâs largest loyalist paramilitary group