Palestinian militants offer Israel limited truce
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Palestinian militant groups offered Israel to stop firing rockets into the Jewish state in exchange for a cessation of all attacks on the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, an official said on Thursday.
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Armed groups are urged to end attacks on Israel, as Ariel Sharon threatens to crack down on Palestinian militants.
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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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A ceasefire between Israel and militants in Gaza took hold on Sunday and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert promised restraint in response to early Palestinian truce violations.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that militant groups promised to suspend attacks on Israel in hopes of ending a nearly 2-month-long Israeli crackdown in the Gaza Strip.
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Hamas' leader said Saturday his group was willing to give peace negotiations with Israel six months to reach an agreement for a Palestinian state in Gaza and the West Bank, but threatened a new uprising if the talks fail.
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Israel could ease tough closures on Palestinian areas if Yasser Arafat dies so as to encourage the emergence of a moderate successor and a ceasefire by armed groups, political sources say.
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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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An armed Palestinian group indicates that it would be willing to accept a truce with Israel.
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Israel signaled on Saturday it could  ease military operations against Palestinian militants if they  halted attacks, but senior Palestinian leaders said only a full  Israeli cease-fire could stop fighting.
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JERUSALEM -- The Fatah movement's yellow flags flew alongside Hamas's green ones yesterday in the Gaza Strip, where Palestinians expressed cautious hope that a new power-sharing agreement between the rival factions could bring an end, or at least a pause, to weeks of internal violence.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday that he wants to shield Palestinian militants from Israel.
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The Hamas-led Palestinian government endorsed on Monday President Mahmoud Abbas's proposal for a ceasefire between militants and Israel, a cabinet spokesman said.
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Israel also reiterated its willingness to work with Mahmoud Abbas, though it is calling for a crackdown on militants.
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Israeli Defence Minister says two Palestinian militant groups have agreed to a ceasefire during peace talks.
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The truce is expected to end the five-month Israeli military offensive into Gaza and rocket attacks from Palestinian militants
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Militant groups have agreed to temporarily halt attacks on Israel, a trial period before a formal truce agreement, to give Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas time to appeal to Israel to stop targeting militants, Palestinian officials said Monday.