Battling Palestinian Factions Agree to End Hostilities
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JERUSALEM, Dec. 17 -- After a day of partisan bloodshed, rival Palestinian factions agreed Sunday to stop hostilities that appeared to be pushing the territories toward a broad civil conflict.
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Rival Palestinian factions began swapping hostages on Tuesday under a ceasefire deal that went into effect hours earlier, largely halting gunbattles in which at least 30 Palestinians were killed, officials said.
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A cease-fire between northern fighters and the government is expected to be signed Friday.
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Gaza's rival factions agree to revive a ceasefire as international mediators voice deep concern at the violence.
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Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah sign an agreement to form a national unity government.
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Palestinian PM Ismail Haniya calls for an end to in-fighting after days of clashes between Hamas and Fatah factions.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Rival Palestinian factions agreed at crisis talks in Saudi Arabia on Thursday on the formation of a unity government, an official said.
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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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Leaders of the two Palestinian political groups promised to form a new government to end a wave of violence.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says he and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon have declared a truce.
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Palestinian factions behind rocket attacks on Israel signaled softer terms for a truce on Friday, giving Israel 48 hours in which to agree to a mutual cessation of violence in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian official said.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and   Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on Monday reached a deal   to form a unity government that the Palestinians hope will end   their international isolation and revive aid.
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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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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Rival Palestinian factions signed a deal to form a unity government on Thursday, hoping to end bloodshed between their followers and to win back Western aid halted because of the hostility of Hamas to Israel.
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Fighting between Hamas and Fatah erupted Friday, bringing a 3-day truce between the Palestinian factions to an end
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Rival Palestinian factions signed a deal to form a unity government on Thursday, hoping to end open warfare between their followers and international sanctions on the Hamas-led administration.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas   reached a deal with Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on   Monday to form a unity government that the Palestinians hope   will end their international isolation and revive aid.