Gaza Cease-Fire Appears to Hold, Halting Rocket Attacks
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After a shaky start, the cease-fire appeared to be holding today after most Palestinian factions stopped firing rockets in exchange for an Israeli withdrawal of troops.
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Factional violence raged in Gaza today between the rival Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, despite a new cease-fire that was supposed to have come into effect at 11 a.m.
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Israeli forces continued a major operation in Gaza today with tanks and armored vehicles to suppress rocket fire into Israel, and in the process killed seven Palestinians.
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Israel launched airstrikes against militants firing rockets from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and vowed to maintain the siege of the territory until its Hamas rulers halt attacks
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A cease-fire between the two Palestinian groups aims to end four days of bloody violence
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Friday most Palestinian militant groups would halt their rocket fire against Israel if the Jewish state stopped its attacks against the Palestinians.
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* Israel seals off West Bank and Gaza Strip to prevent violence. Militant group Hamas vows to keep up attacks. * Israeli soldiers kill four Palestinians.
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After a recent surge of violence in and around the Gaza Strip, Israel and the Palestinians moved gingerly today toward reinstituting an often-broken cease-fire.
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Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said Friday that Palestinian factions had agreed to halt rocket fire if Israel reciprocates by stopping its military offensives in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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Palestinian security forces took up  positions across northern Gaza on Friday 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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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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Palestinian militant groups behind rocket attacks on Israel signaled softer terms for a truce on Friday, but Israel renewed strikes on Gaza targets, including a guardhouse outside the home of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh.
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Israel carries out arrests and fresh air strikes in response to persistent rocket attacks from Gaza.
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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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Armed Palestinian police deployed across the northern Gaza Strip on Friday to prevent rocket fire on Israeli communities, raising hopes that the two sides have found a way to end more than four years of bloody conflict and resume peace talks.
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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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JERUSALEM, Oct 6  - The Israeli army&#39;s vast operation in the northern Gaza Strip will carry on until rocket attacks by Palestinian militants on southern Israel and Gaza settlements completely stop, a senior government official told AFP Wednesday.