Group Ready to Accept Mideast Cease-Fire
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An armed group linked to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' ruling Fatah party announced Saturday it was willing to accept a cease-fire if Israel also agrees to stop attacks, a sign of progress in five days of talks between Abbas and militant leaders.
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Egypt has reached an understanding with Israel, the Palestinians, the United States and Europe on a general framework for a comprehensive settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including a call for a truce between the two sides, the state news
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The militant group Hamas will accept a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and a long-term truce with Israel, a leader said Friday, apparently
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Palestinians and Israelis have agreed in principle to proposals aiming to end their conflict, Egypt&#39;s official news agency MENA reported Tuesday.
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Israel&#39;s prime minster and the man expected to lead the Palestinians following the death of Yasser Arafat are willing to meet, they said at the weekend.
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A report by the official Egyptian MENA news agency on Tuesday said that key players in the search for peace have reached understanding on a plan that could lead to a comprehensive settlement.
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Militant groups have agreed to suspend attacks as they near a formal truce deal with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and await Israel's response, a senior Palestinian official said Monday.
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A U.N. cease-fire resolution has authorized up to 15,000 U.N. peacekeepers. Contributions from European countries so far have been limited:
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Analysis: Everyone is claiming victory. But there's a lot more left of Hizballah's fighting ability than Israel and the U.S. had hoped. And the cease-fire may just be a temporary time-out
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The Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad said Saturday they were adhering to a de facto truce with Israel, but stopped short of committing to the official cease-fire that Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon agreed on at their summit.
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Israel signaled on Saturday it could  ease military operations against Palestinian gunmen if they  halted attacks, but militant group leaders said only a full  Israeli cease-fire could stop fighting.
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JERUSALEM -- Scores of battle-hardened Palestinians signed pledges to renounce violence against Israel and turned in their weapons yesterday, accepting the Israeli government's first collective offer of clemency in 14 years for gunmen listed as wanted terrorists.
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Israel will respond with a series of positive gestures if the successors to Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat will implement security reforms and a &quot;real&quot; cease-fire felt on the ground in the territories, Israeli security and diplomatic sources
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Palestinian militants signaled on Sunday  they would help maintain calm in Gaza for at least a month but  denied Israeli reports they had agreed to a cease-fire at the  behest of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Monday he wants the upcoming meeting of key Mideast players to agree on a package to stop the Israeli-Hezbollah fighting and ensure lasting peace between Israel and Lebanon.
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JERUSALEM -- Israel has pledged in a series of understandings reached with Egypt to stop most offensive military action against the Palestinians if all Palestinian militant factions agree to a cease-fire, senior officials in Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's office said yesterday.
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The government is set to recognise the Ulster Defence Association ceasefire, it is understood.